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Crime in ME8 9

How much crime is recorded in ME8 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Medway
Region
South East
Population
21,736 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ME8 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in ME8 9, 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
16.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 9National
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Burglary3.69.1
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Shoplifting3.38.4
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Public order1.74.6
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.12.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 27% 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.

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