Postcode · Gillingham
Crime in ME8 0AQ
How much crime is recorded in ME8 0AQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rainham South West
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,332 (2024)
How safe is ME8 0AQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME8 0AQ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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).
ME8 0AQNational
Shoplifting16.28.4
Other theft14.34.5
Violence and sexual offences9.523.6
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Burglary5.29.1
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Public order1.74.6
Robbery1.01.4
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.