Crime Rates at Waverland Terrace, Gillingham, SP8 4NT

Waverland Terrace 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 Waverland Terrace (SP8 4NT) 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 Waverland Terrace (SP8 4NT), 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.