Total Crime Rate

99.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leslie Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 270th 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 Leslie Road (ME7 1QY) in the last 12 months was 99.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leslie Road (ME7 1QY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leslie Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davenport Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ocean Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearl Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davenport Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parr Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ocean Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blake Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Blake Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blake Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leslie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ocean Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Ocean Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pier Approach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pier Approach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pier Approach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ocean Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pier Approach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosebery Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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