Postcode · Gillingham
Crime in ME7 5LL
How much crime is recorded in ME7 5LL, 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)
How safe is ME7 5LL
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 5LL 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
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 5LLNational
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
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.