Total Crime Rate

310.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

137.4 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 310.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 137.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.3 10/10
  • Other theft 27.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Longshaw Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Park Wood & Mangravet , and the 22nd 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 Longshaw Road (ME15 9JD) in the last 12 months was 310.8 per 1,000 residents and was 205.8% higher 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 137.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longshaw Road (ME15 9JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hollingworth Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wallis Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Longshaw Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Francis Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dudley Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herald Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dudley Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Hollingworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollingworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollingworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollingworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollingworth Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lady Shaw Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Francis Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuxton Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuxton Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuxton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wallis Oak Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collington Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaufort Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallis Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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