Postcode · Gillingham
Crime in SP8 5ST
How much crime is recorded in SP8 5ST, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe
- Council
- Dorset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,058 (2024)
SP8 5STGillingham
How safe is SP8 5ST
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SP8 5ST area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 5STNational
Violence and sexual offences6.623.6
Burglary5.89.1
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Other theft4.24.5
Public order3.64.6
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs0.32.4
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.