Total Crime Rate

1286.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

436.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1286.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 438.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 436.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 299.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 222.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.5 10/10
  • Public order 65.5 10/10
  • Robbery 48.0 10/10
  • Other theft 43.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 24.0 10/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Other crime 17.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (ME7 1AY) in the last 12 months was 1286.0 per 1,000 residents and was 999.7% higher than the Gillingham North average (116.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 201 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 46.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 200 (≈ 436.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ME7 1AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 316 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (99 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/99)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Gardiner Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St George'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Paget Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saunders Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saunders Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saunders Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saunders Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Britton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saunders Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saunders Street —
Apr 2026Public order Britton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saxton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Britton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gorst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorst Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 99

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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