Total Crime Rate

49.8 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 49.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Seaton Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 337th 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 Seaton Road (ME7 4BL) in the last 12 months was 49.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.5% lower than the Gillingham South average (195.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seaton Road (ME7 4BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Avenue, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Larkfield Avenue (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Seaton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larkfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larkfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chester Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Larkfield Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cleave Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larkfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larkfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larkfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larkfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Watling Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stuart Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watling Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alexandra Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watling Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnsole Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brasenose Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cleave Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Watling Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnsole Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnsole Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnsole Road β€”

Data Sources

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