Total Crime Rate

130.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.1 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 130.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 113.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.5 10/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lancashire Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Park Wood & Mangravet , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lancashire Road (ME15 7QB) in the last 12 months was 130.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% higher than the Park Wood & Mangravet average (101.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 113.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancashire Road (ME15 7QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Drawbridge Close, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westmorland Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lancashire Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lancashire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Willington Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmorland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nottingham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmorland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmorland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Westmorland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drawbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westmorland Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leicester Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sterry Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancashire Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drawbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Westmorland Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drawbridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenborough Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valentine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drawbridge Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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