Postcode · Gillingham
Crime in ME7 5GB
How much crime is recorded in ME7 5GB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chatham Maritime
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,669 (2024)
ME7 5GBGillingham
How safe is ME7 5GB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME7 5GB area, above 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
38.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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 5GBNational
Violence and sexual offences31.223.6
Anti-social behaviour20.510.7
Other theft7.94.5
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Burglary4.89.1
Public order4.64.6
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Other crime3.51.5
Drugs2.92.4
Bicycle theft2.31.0
Shoplifting1.98.4
Theft from the person1.52.1
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 50% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
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.