Total Crime Rate

232.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 232.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 126.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.1 10/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scragged Oak Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Boxley Downs , and the 36th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scragged Oak Road (ME14 3HL) in the last 12 months was 232.4 per 1,000 residents and was 242.9% higher than the Boxley Downs average (67.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 126.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scragged Oak Road (ME14 3HL), the main crime hotspot is near Scragged Oak Road. Police recorded 1 crimes here, including 1 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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