Crime Rates at King John Road, Gillingham, SP8 4PG

King John Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Gillingham , and the 615th lowest crime rate of 1,290 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 King John Road (SP8 4PG) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King John Road (SP8 4PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rose Court, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ham Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.