Crime in ME7 5BY
How much crime is recorded in ME7 5BY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chatham Central and Rochester Riverside
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,959 (2024)
ME7 5BYGillingham
How safe is ME7 5BY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 151.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME7 5BY area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
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).
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.