Postcode · Gillingham
Crime in ME7 2JN
How much crime is recorded in ME7 2JN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gillingham East
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,488 (2024)
How safe is ME7 2JN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME7 2JN 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
30.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 2JNNational
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft3.54.5
Burglary2.99.1
Other crime2.81.5
Public order2.54.6
Shoplifting2.58.4
Robbery1.81.4
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% 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.