Postcode · Gillingham
Crime in SP8 4EF
How much crime is recorded in SP8 4EF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gillingham
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,841 (2024)
How safe is SP8 4EF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SP8 4EF area, less than half 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
15.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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).
SP8 4EFNational
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Burglary4.59.1
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other theft2.94.5
Public order2.34.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.