Postcode · Gillingham
Crime in ME8 7LD
How much crime is recorded in ME8 7LD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rainham North West
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,581 (2024)
ME8 7LDGillingham
How safe is ME8 7LD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME8 7LD 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
19.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 7LDNational
Violence and sexual offences18.023.6
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Other theft1.94.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Public order0.74.6
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 58% 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.