Total Crime Rate
182.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
81.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barnaby Mead area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Gillingham , and the 51st highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Barnaby Mead (SP8 4AD) in the last 12 months was 182.2 per 1,000 residents and was 395.2% higher than the Gillingham average (36.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 81.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barnaby Mead (SP8 4AD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gillingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | South Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lodbourne Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bay Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulberry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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