Total Crime Rate

80.8 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 80.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Other theft 22.8 10/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Salts Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Coxheath & Farleigh , and the 155th 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 Salts Avenue (ME15 0AZ) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% higher than the Coxheath & Farleigh average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salts Avenue (ME15 0AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Holmesdale Close. Police recorded 11 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 Salts Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Holmesdale Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Herts Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Hubbard'S Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmesdale Close —
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Data Sources

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