Total Crime Rate

101.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 101.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Canterbury Street area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 264th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canterbury Street (ME7 5UG) in the last 12 months was 101.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 64.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 110.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Street (ME7 5UG), the main crime hotspot is near Windmill Road. Police recorded 165 crimes here, including 111 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canterbury Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nile Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nile Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nile Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Copenhagen Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copenhagen Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copenhagen Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copenhagen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copenhagen Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington 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 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Windmill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Trafalgar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Randolph Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chartwell Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft College Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft College Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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