Total Crime Rate
298.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
189.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Coulman Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 51st 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 Coulman Street (ME7 4HT) in the last 12 months was 298.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% higher 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 189.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coulman Street (ME7 4HT), 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.
View Crime In Gillingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Coulman Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Coulman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Balmoral Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Livingstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Livingstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glanville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Livingstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Livingstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Livingstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Livingstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coulman Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coulman Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Linden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Linden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Coulman Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coulman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Buckingham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coulman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Priestfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Priestfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Priestfield Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Priestfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | School Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glanville Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Glanville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Glanville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Glanville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beaconsfield Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
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