Crime Rates at Jeffery Street, Gillingham, ME7 1DE

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 1DE) 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 1DE), 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 (84 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.