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Postcode · Gillingham

Crime in ME7 5LP

How much crime is recorded in ME7 5LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Gillingham South
Council
Medway
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,948 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ME7 5LP

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME7 5LP 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
39.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 5LPNational
Violence and sexual offences28.823.6
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Burglary7.89.1
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Other theft5.74.5
Shoplifting2.98.4
Other crime2.51.5
Public order1.84.6
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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