Total Crime Rate
168.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
87.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stafford Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 116th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stafford Street (ME7 5EJ) in the last 12 months was 168.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stafford Street (ME7 5EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Britton Street, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gillingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Paget Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paget Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Britton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | May Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Saxton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belmont Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Belmont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dawes Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | College Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawes Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lawrence Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lawrence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lawrence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawrence Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Paget Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Britton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | College Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | College Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Frederick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Upper Britton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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