Total Crime Rate

137.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 137.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 54.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 22.2 7/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Toronto Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 172nd 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 Toronto Road (ME7 2ES) in the last 12 months was 137.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% lower than the Gillingham South average (185.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Toronto Road (ME7 2ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barnsole Road, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Larkfield Avenue (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Toronto Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larkfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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 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 Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sturdee Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sturdee Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redfern Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redfern Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsole Road
Apr 2026Other crime Barnsole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnsole Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnsole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barnsole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsole Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsole Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsole Road
Apr 2026Robbery School Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsole Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsole Road

Data Sources

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