Total Crime Rate

129.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.1 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 129.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.9 8/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lock Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 190th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lock Street (ME7 5EA) in the last 12 months was 129.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% higher than the Gillingham North average (116.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lock Street (ME7 5EA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 220 crimes here, including 84 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lock Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gorst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorst Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order College Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paget Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lawrence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lawrence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Paget Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A231 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Britton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Britton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime A231 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A231 Local resolution
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Data Sources

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