Crime Rate in Tovil, ward

Tovil has the 7th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Maidstone district and the 2988th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 576th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Tovil in the last 12 months was 54.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% lower than the Maidstone district average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Tovil’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 181 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 208 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Tovil ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Barton Road. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.