Postcode · Gillingham
Crime in ME8 6JB
How much crime is recorded in ME8 6JB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Twydall
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,326 (2024)
ME8 6JBGillingham
How safe is ME8 6JB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME8 6JB 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
19.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 6JBNational
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Burglary5.69.1
Other theft4.84.5
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other crime2.41.5
Robbery1.21.4
Drugs1.02.4
Shoplifting0.98.4
Public order0.64.6
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 52% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.