Postcode · Gillingham
Crime in ME8 7UQ
How much crime is recorded in ME8 7UQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rainham North East
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,055 (2024)
ME8 7UQGillingham
How safe is ME8 7UQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME8 7UQ 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
17.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 7UQNational
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Other theft3.14.5
Drugs2.72.4
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Public order0.84.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% 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.