Postcode · Gillingham
Crime in ME8 0QL
How much crime is recorded in ME8 0QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hempstead & Wigmore
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,647 (2024)
ME8 0QLGillingham
How safe is ME8 0QL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME8 0QL 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
12.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 0QLNational
Violence and sexual offences9.523.6
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Burglary2.79.1
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Drugs1.92.4
Shoplifting0.98.4
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Other theft0.84.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% 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.