Postcode · Gillingham
Crime in ME8 0JS
How much crime is recorded in ME8 0JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Parkwood West
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,465 (2024)
ME8 0JSGillingham
How safe is ME8 0JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME8 0JS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 0JSNational
Anti-social behaviour26.710.7
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Burglary4.09.1
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other theft3.04.5
Shoplifting2.88.4
Public order2.04.6
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.51.4
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.