Crime Rates at Bridge Close, Gillingham, SP8 4LS

Bridge Close area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Beacon , and the 252nd lowest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .

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 Bridge Close (SP8 4LS) in the last 12 months was 17.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% lower than the Beacon average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Close (SP8 4LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Meadows, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Addison Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.