Total Crime Rate

105.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 105.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Macdonald Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 235th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Macdonald Road (ME7 1QG) in the last 12 months was 105.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% lower than the Gillingham North average (116.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Macdonald Road (ME7 1QG), the main crime hotspot is near Blake Avenue. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Macdonald Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Camden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Corporation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corporation Road —
Apr 2026Public order West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Otway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Richmond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Corporation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Corporation Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blake Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Milner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Leslie Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Leslie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leslie Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parr Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knight Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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