Total Crime Rate

168.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.2 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 168.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 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

College Avenue 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 College Avenue (ME7 5HY) 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 College Avenue (ME7 5HY), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 236 crimes here, including 149 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in College Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order College Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dawes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paget Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Paget Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saxton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Paget Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Britton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Frederick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
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Data Sources

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