Total Crime Rate
36.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Roseleigh Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 165th lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Roseleigh Avenue (ME16 0AR) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% lower than the Allington & Bridge average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Roseleigh Avenue (ME16 0AR), the main crime hotspot is near Saxon Mews. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Maidstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beech Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Keswick Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxon Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxon Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sterling Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Giddyhorn Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Speldhurst Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Poplar Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Birchwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Poplar Grove | — |
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