Total Crime Rate

227.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 227.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.5 10/10
  • Other crime 23.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highland Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Park Wood & Mangravet , and the 45th 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 Highland Road (ME15 7QH) in the last 12 months was 227.4 per 1,000 residents and was 105.7% higher than the Park Wood & Mangravet average (110.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 103.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highland Road (ME15 7QH), the main crime hotspot is near Darwin Avenue. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highland Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Westmorland Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acorn Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Highland Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darwin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenborough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancashire Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lancashire Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Buckingham Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Darwin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Darwin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nottingham Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Highland Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Acorn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darwin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middlesex Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darwin Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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