Crime Rates at Skinner Street, Gillingham, ME7 1LH

Skinner Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 61st highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Skinner Street (ME7 1LH) in the last 12 months was 262.5 per 1,000 residents and was 119.4% higher than the Gillingham North average (119.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 800.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 154.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 208.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skinner Street (ME7 1LH), 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 (98 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.