Total Crime Rate
32.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sorrel Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Gillingham , and the 622nd 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 Sorrel Way (SP8 4TP) in the last 12 months was 32.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% lower than the Gillingham average (36.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sorrel Way (SP8 4TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ivy Close, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pimpernel Court (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gillingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodsage Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Plantagenet Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camelot Way | Under investigation |
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