Postcode · Gillingham
Crime in ME8 8FX
How much crime is recorded in ME8 8FX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rainham North East
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,687 (2024)
ME8 8FXGillingham
How safe is ME8 8FX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME8 8FX 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
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 8FXNational
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other theft1.14.5
Other crime0.81.5
Public order0.84.6
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.