Total Crime Rate

23.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 23.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Byron Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Byron Road (ME7 5QH) in the last 12 months was 23.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.9% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byron Road (ME7 5QH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Byron Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Canterbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road
Sep 2025Drugs Imperial Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Imperial Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Imperial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Byron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Byron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Byron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Luton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Luton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windmill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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