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Crime in ME7 4NJ

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

Neighbourhood
Gillingham South
Council
Medway
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,787 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ME7 4NJ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME7 4NJ 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
33.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 4NJNational
Violence and sexual offences24.423.6
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Burglary11.19.1
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Other theft4.64.5
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Drugs2.42.4
Public order1.84.6
Shoplifting1.58.4
Robbery1.01.4
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 32% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
60
80
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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