Total Crime Rate
456.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Priory Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 62 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 Priory Road (ME15 6NL) in the last 12 months was 456.5 per 1,000 residents and was 359.8% higher than the Allington & Bridge average (99.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -64.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 112 (≈ 263.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Priory Road (ME15 6NL), the main crime hotspot is near Gabriel'S Hill. Police recorded 291 crimes here, including 140 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Allington & Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Granada Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brunswick Street East | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brunswick Street East | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lower Stone Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Stone Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Granada Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Granada Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Granada Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Granada Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Granada Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gabriel'S Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Foster Street | Under investigation |
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