Total Crime Rate
62.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Leonard Gould Way area has the 16th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Coxheath & Farleigh , and the 230th 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 Leonard Gould Way (ME15 9FX) in the last 12 months was 62.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% lower than the Coxheath & Farleigh average (65.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leonard Gould Way (ME15 9FX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leonard Gould Way, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leigh Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Maidstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pickering Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Braddick Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Leigh Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leonard Gould Way | — |
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