Total Crime Rate
376.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wallis Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Park Wood & Mangravet , and the 17th 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 Wallis Avenue (ME15 9JL) in the last 12 months was 376.1 per 1,000 residents and was 240.2% higher than the Park Wood & Mangravet average (110.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 150.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wallis Avenue (ME15 9JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hollingworth Road, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wallis Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Park Wood & Mangravet| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cobb Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cobb Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sutton Heights | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chestnut Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Trees | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chestnut Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bell Shaw | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bell Shaw | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A274 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Collington Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wallis Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosemary Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Goldings Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cobb Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cobb Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bellmeadow | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bellmeadow | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bellmeadow | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Trees | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Trees | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Livingstone Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chestnut Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Longshaw Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Jordan Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollingworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollingworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hollingworth Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brishing Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willowwood | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.