Postcode district · Gillingham
Crime in ME8
How much crime is recorded in ME8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Medway
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 60,950 (2024)
ME8Postcode district · Gillingham
How safe is ME8
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in ME8, 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
20.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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).
ME8National
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Shoplifting5.68.4
Burglary4.79.1
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other theft3.54.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Public order1.84.6
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.