Crime Rate in High Street, ward

High Street has the highest crime rate of 21 wards in Maidstone district and the 140th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 19th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in High Street in the last 12 months was 274.1 per 1,000 residents and was 196.4% higher than the Maidstone district average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, High Street’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,198 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 19 cases , down -51.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 20.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -51.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,495 (≈ 119.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the High Street ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 341 crimes here, including 146 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.