Postcode · Gillingham
Crime in SP8 4RX
How much crime is recorded in SP8 4RX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gillingham
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,536 (2024)
SP8 4RXGillingham
How safe is SP8 4RX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SP8 4RX area, well below 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
16.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 4RXNational
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Burglary4.09.1
Other theft3.54.5
Shoplifting2.08.4
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.81.5
Public order0.74.6
Drugs0.12.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.