Total Crime Rate

475.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

269.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 475.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 269.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 220.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.5 10/10
  • Other theft 43.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.1 9/10
  • Public order 34.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.3 10/10
  • Drugs 16.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.5 5/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Imperial Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 25th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Imperial Road (ME7 5PH) in the last 12 months was 475.9 per 1,000 residents and was 156.9% higher than the Gillingham South average (185.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 96 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 117 (≈ 269.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Imperial Road (ME7 5PH), 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 Imperial Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windmill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Constitution Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Constitution Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Constitution Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maida Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Maida Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocelot Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luton Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehorse Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constitution Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maida Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ambrose Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Luton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Byron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Luton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Luton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Luton Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Luton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Luton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windmill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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