Postcode · Gillingham
Crime in ME7 1SD
How much crime is recorded in ME7 1SD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gillingham North East
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,719 (2024)
How safe is ME7 1SD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME7 1SD area, broadly in line with 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
34.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
ME7 1SDNational
Violence and sexual offences28.523.6
Anti-social behaviour11.910.7
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Other theft5.64.5
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Other crime3.61.5
Public order2.74.6
Drugs1.52.4
Burglary1.19.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.