Postcode · Gillingham
Crime in ME7 4JH
How much crime is recorded in ME7 4JH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gillingham East
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,552 (2024)
How safe is ME7 4JH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME7 4JH 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
32.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 4JHNational
Anti-social behaviour28.410.7
Violence and sexual offences23.423.6
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Burglary4.89.1
Drugs4.52.4
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other crime3.21.5
Other theft3.14.5
Public order1.84.6
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.