Postcode · Gillingham
Crime in ME8 0NB
How much crime is recorded in ME8 0NB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hempstead & Wigmore
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,593 (2024)
ME8 0NBGillingham
How safe is ME8 0NB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME8 0NB 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
12.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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 0NBNational
Violence and sexual offences11.423.6
Burglary2.19.1
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other theft1.34.5
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.