Total Crime Rate

484.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

249.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 484.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 249.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 225.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.0 10/10
  • Drugs 40.0 10/10
  • Other theft 30.6 10/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Knightrider Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 14th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knightrider Street (ME15 6ND) in the last 12 months was 484.7 per 1,000 residents and was 407.1% higher than the Allington & Bridge average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 96 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 106 (≈ 249.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knightrider Street (ME15 6ND), the main crime hotspot is near Gabriel'S Hill. Police recorded 264 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knightrider Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/123)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Granada Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Granada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Granada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Granada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Granada Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lower Stone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bishops Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Granada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Granada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishops Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishops Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishops Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Bishops Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Granada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishops Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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