Total Crime Rate

293.8 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· 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 293.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 125.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.6 10/10
  • Drugs 68.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Selby Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Park Wood & Mangravet , and the 25th 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 Selby Road (ME15 9PU) in the last 12 months was 293.8 per 1,000 residents and was 189.0% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (β‰ˆ 125.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selby Road (ME15 9PU), 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 Selby Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuxton Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Hollingworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bircholt Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bircholt Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bircholt Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bircholt Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herald Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallis Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollingworth Road β€”
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 Hollingworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Francis Lane β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coldred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dudley Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dudley Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wallis Oak Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuxton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuxton Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bircholt Road β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Francis Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collington Terrace β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaufort Walk β€”

Data Sources

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