Total Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 30.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 8.8 2/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hillden Shaw area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton , and the 127th lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillden Shaw (ME15 6DD) in the last 12 months was 30.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower than the Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton average (44.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillden Shaw (ME15 6DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Strachan Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Redstart Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hillden Shaw area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Pearce Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Regent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loose Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buxton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayfair Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Hazlitt Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Strachan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pearce Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pearce Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strachan Close —
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Data Sources

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