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Crime in ME7 4LL

How much crime is recorded in ME7 4LL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Gillingham South
Council
Medway
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,741 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ME7 4LL

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 82.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME7 4LL area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
82.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
172
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 4LLNational
Violence and sexual offences70.523.6
Shoplifting23.58.4
Anti-social behaviour21.310.7
Criminal damage and arson14.04.7
Burglary12.79.1
Public order9.94.6
Other theft9.24.5
Other crime8.51.5
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Robbery2.81.4
Drugs2.42.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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