Total Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.5 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 49.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pear Tree Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton , and the 226th lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pear Tree Lane (ME15 9QX) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pear Tree Lane (ME15 9QX), the main crime hotspot is near Shernolds. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pear Tree Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porchester Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pickering Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakelands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakelands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leigh Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braddick Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shernolds —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leonard Gould Way —
Apr 2026Public order Rushmead Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boughton Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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