Postcode · Gillingham
Crime in ME7 3PY
How much crime is recorded in ME7 3PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hempstead & Wigmore
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,627 (2024)
ME7 3PYGillingham
How safe is ME7 3PY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME7 3PY 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
12.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 3PYNational
Violence and sexual offences10.823.6
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Other crime3.11.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft2.54.5
Shoplifting2.08.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs0.72.4
Public order0.44.6
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.