Total Crime Rate

137.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 137.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.3 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waverland Terrace area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Gillingham , and the 105th highest crime rate of 1,293 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 137.3 per 1,000 residents and was 243.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 73.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waverland Terrace (SP8 4NT), the main crime hotspot is near Hyde Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waverland Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hyde Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leddington Way —
Sep 2025Other crime Hyde Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Orchard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cemetery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tomlins Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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