Crime Rates at Dixwell Close, Gillingham, ME8 9TB

Dixwell Close area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Rainham South East , and the 189th lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dixwell Close (ME8 9TB) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% lower than the Rainham South East average (40.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dixwell Close (ME8 9TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.