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Crime in ME2 3UL

How much crime is recorded in ME2 3UL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Higham & Shorne
Council
Gravesham
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,249 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ME2 3UL

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME2 3UL area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
30.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

ME2 3ULNational
Burglary26.69.1
Anti-social behaviour19.110.7
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Other theft9.54.5
Vehicle crime8.23.5
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Other crime5.11.5
Drugs3.82.4
Public order2.44.6
Shoplifting1.08.4
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 25% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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