Postcode · Gillingham
Crime in ME7 2TP
How much crime is recorded in ME7 2TP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gillingham North East
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,642 (2024)
ME7 2TPGillingham
How safe is ME7 2TP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME7 2TP area, below 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
27.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 2TPNational
Violence and sexual offences21.423.6
Anti-social behaviour13.510.7
Drugs7.82.4
Other theft4.64.5
Burglary4.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Public order2.34.6
Other crime2.21.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.