Total Crime Rate

96.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.4 10/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pilgrims Way area has the 13th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Boxley Downs , and the 129th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pilgrims Way (ME14 3EX) in the last 12 months was 96.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% higher than the Boxley Downs average (70.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pilgrims Way (ME14 3EX), the main crime hotspot is near Pilgrims Way. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pilgrims Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harple Lane
Sep 2025Other theft The Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pilgrims Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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