Postcode · Gillingham
Crime in ME8 8SL
How much crime is recorded in ME8 8SL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Parkwood East
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,420 (2024)
ME8 8SLGillingham
How safe is ME8 8SL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME8 8SL 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
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 8SLNational
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Burglary5.59.1
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Other theft4.74.5
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Drugs3.62.4
Other crime2.11.5
Public order1.64.6
Theft from the person1.02.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.