Total Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.7 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 36.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.0 3/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Hazel 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 Hazel Avenue (ME16 0BA) 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 Hazel Avenue (ME16 0BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Langdale Rise, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sterling Avenue (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hazel Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sterling Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beech Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Grove
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birchwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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