Total Crime Rate

133.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 133.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Drugs 20.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northumberland Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Park Wood & Mangravet , and the 91st 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 Northumberland Road (ME15 7TG) in the last 12 months was 133.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northumberland Road (ME15 7TG), the main crime hotspot is near Oxford Gardens. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northumberland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Drawbridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beauworth Park
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Drawbridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drawbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drawbridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Buckingham Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drawbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willington Street
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 2025Other theft Westmorland Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beauworth Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Oxford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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