Gillingham South vs Herne & Broomfield

Gillingham South has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 4,887 crimes in the last 12 months. Herne & Broomfield has a safety score of 62/100 (Average) with 252 crimes. Herne & Broomfield scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Gillingham South shows a year-on-year crime trend of +32.9% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Herne & Broomfield shows +3.3% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Gillingham South, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,837 incidents). In Herne & Broomfield, it is Violent Crime (102 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Gillingham South recorded 804 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Herne & Broomfield recorded 40. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Gillingham South totalled 1,837 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 102 in Herne & Broomfield. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Gillingham South recorded 3,677 crimes (now 4,887, a change of +32.9%). Herne & Broomfield recorded 244 crimes previously (now 252, +3.3%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Gillingham South has a resolution rate of 32.4% and Herne & Broomfield has 29.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Gillingham South falls within the Kent Police boundary. Herne & Broomfield is covered by Kent Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Gillingham South and Herne & Broomfield. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.