Total Crime Rate

250.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

137.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 250.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 137.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.9 10/10
  • Other theft 26.9 10/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 7th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Gillingham South , and the 66th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canterbury Street (ME7 5XT) in the last 12 months was 250.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% higher than the Gillingham South average (185.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 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 Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 137.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Street (ME7 5XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pretoria Road (50 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cowper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jezreels Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stopford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stopford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stopford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Stopford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kimberley Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaview Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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