Total Crime Rate

217.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.5 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 217.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Britton Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 78th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Britton Street (ME7 5EU) in the last 12 months was 217.9 per 1,000 residents and was 86.3% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 101.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britton Street (ME7 5EU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Britton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A231 Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dawes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saxton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft A231 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A231 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A231 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A231 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime A231 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Britton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paget Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Paget Street Under investigation
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 2026Other theft Paget Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brompton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theodore Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Theodore Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theodore Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theodore Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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