Postcode · Gillingham
Crime in ME8 0TW
How much crime is recorded in ME8 0TW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hempstead & Wigmore
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,575 (2024)
ME8 0TWGillingham
How safe is ME8 0TW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME8 0TW 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
16.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 0TWNational
Anti-social behaviour24.810.7
Shoplifting24.58.4
Violence and sexual offences10.723.6
Burglary6.99.1
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Other theft4.24.5
Public order4.04.6
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.