Total Crime Rate

61.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.7 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 61.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 17.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 10.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

London Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 231st 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 London Road (ME16 0EB) in the last 12 months was 61.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% lower than the Allington & Bridge average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (ME16 0EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grace Avenue, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Little Buckland Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clement Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Buckland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buckland Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clement Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazlitt Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazlitt Drive —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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