Total Crime Rate

84.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 84.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Queen Elizabeth Square area has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton , and the 156th 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 Queen Elizabeth Square (ME15 9DH) in the last 12 months was 84.2 per 1,000 residents and was 90.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Elizabeth Square (ME15 9DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Darwin Avenue, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clare Way (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queen Elizabeth Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Keble Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wexford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennison Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennison Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wexford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wexford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wexford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Darwin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Darwin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nottingham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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