Crime Rate in Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton, ward

Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton has the 5th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Maidstone district and the 2105th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 390th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton in the last 12 months was 45.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% lower than the Maidstone district average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Heath Road, with 21 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Morris Close (9 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.