Total Crime Rate

150.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 150.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.6 9/10
  • Public order 24.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 3/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marathon Paddock area has the 12th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 147th 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 Marathon Paddock (ME7 4HE) in the last 12 months was 150.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 92.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marathon Paddock (ME7 4HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glanville Road (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marathon Paddock area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillingham Road
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Coulman Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillingham Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coulman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coulman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coulman Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Coulman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coulman Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coulman Street
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Albany Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Albany Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franklin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaview Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beresford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beresford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Borough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gillingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Barnabas Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glanville Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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