Postcode · Gillingham
Crime in ME7 2UR
How much crime is recorded in ME7 2UR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rainham North West
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,101 (2024)
ME7 2URGillingham
How safe is ME7 2UR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME7 2UR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 2URNational
Anti-social behaviour25.410.7
Violence and sexual offences11.423.6
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Burglary4.19.1
Public order3.74.6
Other theft2.94.5
Drugs1.62.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.01.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 50% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.