Total Crime Rate

179.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 179.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Layfield Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 108th 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 Layfield Road (ME7 2QY) in the last 12 months was 179.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% higher than the Gillingham North average (119.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Layfield Road (ME7 2QY), the main crime hotspot is near Baron Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Layfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Edward Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastern Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Layfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dial Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Baron Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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