Total Crime Rate

86.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 86.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 23.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Milton Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 294th 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 Milton Road (ME7 5LN) in the last 12 months was 86.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% lower than the Gillingham South average (185.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Road (ME7 5LN), the main crime hotspot is near Windmill Road. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Canterbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Canterbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Byron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longfellow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rock Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pretoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Pretoria Road Awaiting court outcome
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 Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Street
Apr 2026Other theft Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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