Crime Rate in Gillingham, ward

Gillingham has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 52 wards in Dorset district and the 1612th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 229th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Gillingham in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% lower than the Dorset district average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Gillingham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 237 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 60.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 277 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Gillingham ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Paris Court, with 30 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Harding'S Lane (14 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.