Crime Rates at Lawrence Street, Gillingham, ME7 5TY

Lawrence Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 286th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lawrence Street (ME7 5TY) in the last 12 months was 88.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% lower than the Gillingham North average (116.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawrence Street (ME7 5TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 316 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (84 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.