Total Crime Rate

127.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Vicarage Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 195th 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 Vicarage Road (ME7 5JA) in the last 12 months was 127.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -19.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Road (ME7 5JA), the main crime hotspot is near Theodore Place. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vicarage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Paget Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copenhagen Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Copenhagen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Trafalgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saxton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson May Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paget Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Paget Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Britton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theodore Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Britton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Britton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order College Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jeyes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jeyes Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jeyes Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jeyes Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jeyes Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copenhagen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theodore Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dawes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorst Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Theodore Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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