Total Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Loose Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton , and the 204th lowest 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 Loose Road (ME15 9TX) in the last 12 months was 44.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Loose Road (ME15 9TX), 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 Loose Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shernolds —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakelands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayfair Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loose Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hazlitt Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakelands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawkes Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pearce Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pearce Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pearce Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Farrows Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Farrows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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