Postcode · Gillingham
Crime in ME8 9QZ
How much crime is recorded in ME8 9QZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Parkwood West
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,521 (2024)
ME8 9QZGillingham
How safe is ME8 9QZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME8 9QZ 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
20.7
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 9QZNational
Anti-social behaviour18.010.7
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other theft1.74.5
Burglary1.79.1
Public order1.24.6
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.51.4
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.