Total Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Average

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 7/10 Β· 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 56.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 40.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sunnymead Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 382nd lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sunnymead Avenue (ME7 2EB) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% lower than the Gillingham South average (185.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 80.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunnymead Avenue (ME7 2EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tangmere Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sunnymead Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sunnymead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Speedwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobham Rise β€”
Apr 2026Public order Acorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chicago Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chicago Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chicago Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobham Rise β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Speedwell Close β€”
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Speedwell Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobham Rise β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobham Rise β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Tangmere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobham Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobham Rise β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobham Rise β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobham Rise β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobham Rise β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobham Rise β€”
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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