Total Crime Rate

505.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

219.8 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 505.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 219.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 162.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 118.7 10/10
  • Public order 41.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 37.4 8/10
  • Other theft 33.0 10/10
  • Drugs 22.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
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

Saxton Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 20th 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 Saxton Street (ME7 5EF) in the last 12 months was 505.5 per 1,000 residents and was 332.3% 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 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 219.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saxton Street (ME7 5EF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 225 crimes here, including 85 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saxton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Jeffery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saxton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A231 Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime A231 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dawes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skinner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A231 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Skinner Street Awaiting court outcome
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 Paget Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Paget Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A231 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft A231 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Britton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fox Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theodore Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Theodore Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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