Total Crime Rate

88.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 88.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 26.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Canterbury 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 Canterbury Street (ME7 5UJ) 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 Canterbury Street (ME7 5UJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Canterbury Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Skinner Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A231 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copenhagen Road
Apr 2026Burglary Copenhagen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copenhagen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A231 Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft A231 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A231 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft A231 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Burglary Trafalgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dawes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lawrence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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