Total Crime Rate

1382.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1382.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 465.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 353.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 170.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 113.5 10/10
  • Public order 59.0 10/10
  • Other theft 43.7 10/10
  • Other crime 30.6 10/10
  • Robbery 30.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.0 10/10
  • Burglary 21.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.8 10/10
  • Drugs 19.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.1 10/10
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

Railway Street area has the highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 3rd 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 Railway Street (ME7 1XG) in the last 12 months was 1382.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1055.2% higher than the Gillingham North average (119.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 213 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , up 20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 213 (≈ 465.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Street (ME7 1XG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 321 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Railway Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/148)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jeffery Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Jeffery Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jeffery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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