Total Crime Rate
812.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025May Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gillingham North , and the 8th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around May Road (ME7 5UY) in the last 12 months was 812.0 per 1,000 residents and was 578.7% higher 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 149 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 190 (≈ 517.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 258.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around May Road (ME7 5UY), 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.
View Crime In Gillingham North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jeyes Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windmill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnwell Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lawrence Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lawrence Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nile Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Longfellow Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jeyes Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copenhagen Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Britton Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copenhagen Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copenhagen Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copenhagen Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Jeyes Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Copenhagen Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nile Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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