Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Gillingham South
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 2.03 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.03 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Gillingham South
Crime trends · Gillingham South
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
102
YoY stable
ASB
47
YoY +21%
Vehicle Crime
12
YoY +33%
Burglary
10
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
23
YoY +21%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
30
YoY +400%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · public order up sharply · burglary rising
303
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Gillingham South
Ethnicity
Total residents: 18,481
White Brit.60.6%
Other White9.0%
African6.8%
Indian4.6%
Other Asian4.0%
+ 8 other groups · 15.0%
Religion
Total residents: 18,457
Christian42.8%
No religion39.6%
Not answered6.4%
Muslim5.9%
Hindu2.4%
+ 1 other religions · 3.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 18,460
35–4921.6%
25–3417.0%
50–6416.9%
10–158.0%
≤47.7%
+ 5 other age groups · 28.8%
Households
Total households: 7,297
Other21.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.8%
Any member 66+9.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.9%
