Total Crime Rate

29.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.1 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 29.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 20.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brockenhurst Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton , and the 117th lowest 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 Brockenhurst Avenue (ME15 7ED) in the last 12 months was 29.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brockenhurst Avenue (ME15 7ED), the main crime hotspot is near South Park Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brockenhurst Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order South Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order South Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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