Total Crime Rate
64.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hartley Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Park Wood & Mangravet , and the 222nd highest 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 Hartley Close (ME15 8SY) in the last 12 months was 64.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hartley Close (ME15 8SY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Maidstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hubble Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wingham Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Doncaster Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Taunton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hartley Close | Under investigation |
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