Crime Rate in Headcorn & Sutton Valence, ward

Headcorn & Sutton Valence has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Maidstone district and the 3143rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 438th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Headcorn & Sutton Valence in the last 12 months was 73.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% lower than the Maidstone district average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Headcorn & Sutton Valence’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 265 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 109.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 290 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Headcorn & Sutton Valence ward, the main local crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.