Postcode · Gillingham
Crime in ME8 0DJ
How much crime is recorded in ME8 0DJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rainham South East
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,587 (2024)
ME8 0DJGillingham
How safe is ME8 0DJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME8 0DJ 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
34.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 0DJNational
Violence and sexual offences29.923.6
Burglary11.59.1
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Other theft6.54.5
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Drugs2.22.4
Public order2.04.6
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.