Total Crime Rate

122.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 122.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 8/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hyde Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Gillingham , and the 114th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hyde Road (SP8 4DA) in the last 12 months was 122.6 per 1,000 residents and was 233.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 73.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hyde Road (SP8 4DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hyde Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Matthews Place (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hyde Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matthews Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hyde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Orchard Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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