Crime Rates at Heather Drive, Maidstone, ME15 7DF

Heather Drive area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton , and the 196th 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 Heather Drive (ME15 7DF) in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heather Drive (ME15 7DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Spinney, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Park Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.