Total Crime Rate

17.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Plantagenet Way area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Gillingham , and the 256th lowest crime rate of 1,293 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 Plantagenet Way (SP8 4TD) in the last 12 months was 17.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plantagenet Way (SP8 4TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sycamore Way, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pimpernel Court (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Plantagenet Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ivy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Tudor Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ivy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Way Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rolls Bridge Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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