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

Jeffery 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 Jeffery Street (ME7 1DA) 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 Jeffery Street (ME7 1DA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 316 crimes here, including 82 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Jeffery Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/112)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skinner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Skinner Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saunders Street —
Apr 2026Burglary King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Jeffery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jeffery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saunders Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theodore Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Theodore Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theodore Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theodore Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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