Total Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.8 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 34.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Regent Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton , and the 154th lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Regent Drive (ME15 6DF) in the last 12 months was 34.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Regent Drive (ME15 6DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tattershall Road, where police recorded 8 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 Regent Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayfair Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Regent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buxton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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