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Crime in ME8 6

How much crime is recorded in ME8 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Medway
Region
South East
Population
16,395 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ME8 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in ME8 6, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
25.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 6National
Violence and sexual offences18.923.6
Anti-social behaviour10.910.7
Shoplifting6.48.4
Burglary5.49.1
Other theft4.94.5
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Drugs1.92.4
Public order1.94.6
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 17% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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