Total Crime Rate

89.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 89.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Loose Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton , and the 145th 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 Loose Road (ME15 9UJ) in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 102.9% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Loose Road (ME15 9UJ), 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Farrows Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shernolds —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawkes Way —
Apr 2026Public order Hazlitt Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Farrows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porchester Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rushmead Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakelands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakelands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Pearce Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pearce Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pearce Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loose Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boughton Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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