Total Crime Rate

84.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 84.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 11.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Johns Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 298th 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 St Johns Road (ME7 5PG) in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ).

In the area around St Johns Road (ME7 5PG), the main crime hotspot is near Windmill Road. Police recorded 166 crimes here, including 95 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windmill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Imperial Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Constitution Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Constitution Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Constitution Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constitution Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs York Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order York Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs The Hamiltons Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hamiltons Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Luton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Luton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Windmill 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 Chaucer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Beacon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Windmill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windmill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Beacon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windmill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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