Postcode · Gillingham
Crime in ME8 9DR
How much crime is recorded in ME8 9DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Parkwood West
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,482 (2024)
ME8 9DRGillingham
How safe is ME8 9DR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME8 9DR 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
12.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 9DRNational
Violence and sexual offences10.823.6
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Other crime1.61.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Public order1.14.6
Drugs1.02.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.