Total Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Lacock Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton , and the 255th 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 52.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% higher than the Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton average (45.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.7% 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 Postley Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton

Crime Over Time in Lacock Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Monarch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Tilling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Newchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Massey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Watersmeet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 5 of 5

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑