Total Crime Rate

295.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 295.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.8 10/10
  • Other crime 49.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.2 10/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.1 10/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Scragged Oak Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Boxley Downs , and the 27th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scragged Oak Road (ME14 3HB) in the last 12 months was 295.8 per 1,000 residents and was 317.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 147.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scragged Oak Road (ME14 3HB), the main crime hotspot is near Conference/Exhibition Centre. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scragged Oak Road area

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Data Sources

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