Crime Rates at York Avenue, Gillingham, ME7 5JQ

York Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 215th 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 York Avenue (ME7 5JQ) in the last 12 months was 123.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower than the Gillingham South average (195.6 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 89.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -77.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Avenue (ME7 5JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 259 crimes here, including 169 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.