Total Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.1 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 65.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 19.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 17.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Birchwood Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 213th highest 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 Birchwood Road (ME16 0BB) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% lower than the Allington & Bridge average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchwood Road (ME16 0BB), the main crime hotspot is near London Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birchwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beech Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sterling Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Grove —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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