Crime Rates at St Catherine's Gardens, Maidstone, ME15 9WJ

St Catherine'S Gardens area has the 6th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Park Wood & Mangravet , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Catherine'S Gardens (ME15 9WJ) in the last 12 months was 228.3 per 1,000 residents and was 106.5% 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 Shoplifting with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -82.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Catherine'S Gardens (ME15 9WJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Darwin Avenue, where police recorded 134 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penfold Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.