Postcode · Gillingham
Crime in ME8 6BA
How much crime is recorded in ME8 6BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Twydall
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,646 (2024)
ME8 6BAGillingham
How safe is ME8 6BA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME8 6BA 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
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 6BANational
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Burglary4.79.1
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Public order2.74.6
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime1.71.5
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% 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.