Total Crime Rate
16.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pound Lane area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Gillingham , and the 234th lowest crime rate of 1,293 local areas in Dorset .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pound Lane (SP8 4NP) in the last 12 months was 16.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% lower than the Gillingham average (40.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2023.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pound Lane (SP8 4NP), the main crime hotspot is near Pimpernel Court. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 3 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Tudor Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ivy Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tudor Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ivy Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rolls Bridge Way | Under investigation |
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