Crime Rate in Leeds & Langley, ward

Leeds & Langley has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Maidstone district and the 3082nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 425th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Leeds & Langley in the last 12 months was 74.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% lower than the Maidstone district average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Leeds & Langley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 158 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 185 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Leeds & Langley ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Penfold Hill, with 33 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Gardenia Road (14 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.