Total Crime Rate

5.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 5.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Carlton Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 8th 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 Carlton Avenue (ME7 2JU) in the last 12 months was 5.6 per 1,000 residents and was 97.0% lower than the Gillingham South average (185.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Carlton Avenue (ME7 2JU), the main crime hotspot is near Glanville Road. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carlton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larkfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coulman Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coulman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coulman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Coulman Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Brasenose 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsole Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsole Road —
Apr 2026Public order Coulman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coulman Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnsole Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fourth Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Albany Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Louisville Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Louisville Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louisville Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louisville Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fourth Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coulman Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fourth Avenue Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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