Crime Rates at Canterbury Street, Gillingham, ME7 5XS

Canterbury Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 187th lowest 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 5XS) in the last 12 months was 29.7 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% lower than the Gillingham South average (195.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Street (ME7 5XS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pretoria Road (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.