Total Crime Rate

350.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.4 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 350.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 210.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 92.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Public order 35.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Robbery 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 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
  • 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

Canterbury Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 40th 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 Canterbury Street (ME7 5JP) in the last 12 months was 350.3 per 1,000 residents and was 89.1% higher than the Gillingham South average (185.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 92.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Street (ME7 5JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pretoria Road (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canterbury Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Montgomery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Canterbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jezreels Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pretoria Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cowper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Borough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Byron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Barnabas Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Street
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rock Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rainham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rainham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Canterbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pretoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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