Total Crime Rate
197.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barnaby Mead area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Gillingham , and the 54th highest crime rate of 1,293 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 197.7 per 1,000 residents and was 393.9% higher than the Gillingham average (40.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 93.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barnaby Mead (SP8 4AD), the main crime hotspot is near Paris Court. Police recorded 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paris Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cemetery Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Paris Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paris Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B3092 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paris Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | South Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | South Street | Under investigation |
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