Postcode · Gillingham
Crime in ME8 0RR
How much crime is recorded in ME8 0RR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rainham South West
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,476 (2024)
ME8 0RRGillingham
How safe is ME8 0RR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME8 0RR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 0RRNational
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Shoplifting10.78.4
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Other theft4.44.5
Burglary3.59.1
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Robbery1.71.4
Drugs0.92.4
Public order0.74.6
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.