Crime Rates at Canterbury Street, Gillingham, ME7 5TS

Canterbury Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 349th highest 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 Canterbury Street (ME7 5TS) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% lower than the Gillingham North average (119.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Street (ME7 5TS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 245 crimes here, including 95 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.