Total Crime Rate

341.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

191.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 341.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 191.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 167.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.3 10/10
  • Burglary 17.7 10/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Priestfield Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 42nd 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 Priestfield Road (ME7 4RE) in the last 12 months was 341.2 per 1,000 residents and was 84.2% 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 191.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 123.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priestfield Road (ME7 4RE), 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 Priestfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priestfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Linden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ingram Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden Road —
Apr 2026Public order Ingram Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingram Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redfern Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redfern Avenue —
Apr 2026Robbery Priestfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redfern Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redfern Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redfern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ferndale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ferndale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Priestfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priestfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Buckingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coulman Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coulman Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Coulman Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Coulman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coulman Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coulman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Windsor Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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