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Crime in ME5 8

How much crime is recorded in ME5 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Medway
Region
South East
Population
23,049 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ME5 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in ME5 8, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
35.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
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).

ME5 8National
Violence and sexual offences29.123.6
Shoplifting22.28.4
Anti-social behaviour20.710.7
Other theft6.74.5
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Burglary6.19.1
Public order4.84.6
Bicycle theft3.41.0
Drugs3.32.4
Theft from the person3.32.1
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Robbery2.31.4
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% 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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