Total Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 52.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 36.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Hanover Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Gillingham , and the 400th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hanover Lane (SP8 4TA) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanover Lane (SP8 4TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sydney Place, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Davenant Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hanover Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodsage Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sydney Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Plantagenet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camelot Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydney Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Laurels Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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