Total Crime Rate

103.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 8/10 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 103.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Livingstone Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 240th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Livingstone Road (ME7 2EL) in the last 12 months was 103.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (β‰ˆ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Livingstone Road (ME7 2EL), the main crime hotspot is near Priestfield Road. Police recorded 60 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 Livingstone Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larkfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 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 Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobham Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobham Rise β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden Road β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sturdee Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redfern Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redfern Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redfern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toronto Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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