Gillingham crime stats
The overall crime rate in Gillingham city is 144.3 crimes per 1,000 which is 143% of the national crime average. Most crimes, 4.7k crimes were violent crimes which is 35.6% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 144% of national crime rate. Antisocial behaviour crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 21.6% over the last twelve months.The category of "antisocial behaviour crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. Antisocial behaviour crime rate is at 180% of national crime rate which puts Gillingham on 15. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. Antisocial behaviour crime makes up 20.0% of all crimes committed in the area. As of October 2026 antisocial behaviour crime totalled 2.7k representing an increase 21.6% year-over-year.
Crime Statistics Breakdown: Share, Ranking, National Comparison, Volume, and Annual Change for Gillingham city| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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| Violent crime | 35.6% | 27. highest | 144% | 4.7k | -10.8% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime | 20.0% | 15. highest | 180% | 2.7k | 21.6% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime | 8.6% | 8. highest | 177% | 1.1k | -7.6% |
| Shoplifting crime | 7.2% | 35. lowest | 117% | 953 | -9.1% |
| Other theft crime | 7.0% | 5. highest | 151% | 938 | 5.7% |
| Public order crime | 5.2% | 34. lowest | 109% | 699 | -7.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 3.9% | 52. lowest | 108% | 514 | -0.2% |
| Drugs crime | 3.7% | 29. highest | 155% | 487 | -3.6% |
| Other crime | 2.7% | 19. highest | 179% | 365 | -8.5% |
| Burglary crime | 2.1% | 32. lowest | 81% | 277 | -18.3% |
| Robbery crime | 1.2% | 38. highest | 121% | 159 | 10.4% |
| Possession of weapons crime | 1.2% | 23. highest | 171% | 159 | 14.4% |
| Bicycle theft crime | 1.0% | 27. highest | 171% | 136 | -1.4% |
| Theft from the person crime | 0.6% | 35. highest | 53% | 86 | -12.2% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Gillingham crime rate by crime statistic
This graph compares crime rate in Gillingham city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime Rate Comparison: Gillingham city vs. England & Wales| Crime statistic | Gillingham city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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| Anti-social behaviour | 28.8 | 16.0 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Burglary | 3.0 | 3.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 12.5 | 7.0 |
| Drugs | 5.3 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 4.0 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 10.2 | 6.7 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.7 | 1.0 |
| Public order | 7.6 | 6.9 |
| Robbery | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 10.3 | 8.8 |
| Theft from the person | 0.9 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| Violent crime | 51.3 | 35.7 |
Gillingham overall crime rate by year
Overall crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.
Gillingham crime rate comparison map
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