Crime Rates at Jeffery Street, Gillingham, ME7 1BZ

Jeffery Street area has the highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 3rd 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 Jeffery Street (ME7 1BZ) in the last 12 months was 1382.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1055.2% higher than the Gillingham North average (119.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 213 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , up 20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 213 (≈ 465.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jeffery Street (ME7 1BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 321 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (95 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.