Total Crime Rate

27.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 27.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 10.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Fairey Crescent area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Gillingham , and the 513th lowest crime rate of 1,290 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 Fairey Crescent (SP8 4PE) in the last 12 months was 27.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% lower than the Gillingham average (36.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairey Crescent (SP8 4PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lodbourne Green, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mulberry Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairey Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bay Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbott'S Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodbourne Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lodbourne Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherryfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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