Total Crime Rate

293.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.8 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 293.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 71.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.9 10/10
  • Drugs 18.0 10/10
  • Other crime 18.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.0 10/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Loose Road area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton , and the 26th 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 Loose Road (ME15 7UD) in the last 12 months was 293.4 per 1,000 residents and was 563.2% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 101.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Loose Road (ME15 7UD), the main crime hotspot is near North View. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Loose Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North View Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayfair Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Strachan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strachan Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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