Crime in ME7 9
How much crime is recorded in ME7 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 2,357 (2024)
ME7 9Postcode sector · Gillingham
How safe is ME7 9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 67.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in ME7 9, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 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 38% since 2022.
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.