Total Crime Rate

60.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.0 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 60.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 11.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lacock Gardens area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton , and the 235th highest 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 Lacock Gardens (ME15 6GS) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lacock Gardens (ME15 6GS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Massey Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lacock Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armstrong Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monarch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monarch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilling Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tilling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayfair Avenue
Apr 2026Other crime Regent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armstrong Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Strachan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strachan Close
Apr 2026Burglary Newchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Massey Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Way

Data Sources

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