Postcode · Gillingham
Crime in ME8 9QF
How much crime is recorded in ME8 9QF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Parkwood West
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,419 (2024)
ME8 9QFGillingham
How safe is ME8 9QF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME8 9QF 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
13.5
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 9QFNational
Violence and sexual offences9.923.6
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other theft3.04.5
Public order2.34.6
Other crime1.11.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 60% 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.