Postcode · Gillingham
Crime in ME8 7SD
How much crime is recorded in ME8 7SD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rainham North East
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,513 (2024)
ME8 7SDGillingham
How safe is ME8 7SD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME8 7SD area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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 7SDNational
Violence and sexual offences30.623.6
Anti-social behaviour18.510.7
Shoplifting8.78.4
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Other theft5.44.5
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Public order3.24.6
Other crime1.71.5
Burglary1.49.1
Robbery1.01.4
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.