Postcode · Gillingham
Crime in ME8 8DF
How much crime is recorded in ME8 8DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Parkwood East
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,940 (2024)
ME8 8DFGillingham
How safe is ME8 8DF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME8 8DF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 8DFNational
Violence and sexual offences8.823.6
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other theft2.04.5
Public order1.94.6
Burglary1.69.1
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.51.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 50% 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.