Total Crime Rate
53.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Queensgate area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 244th lowest 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 Queensgate (ME16 0FB) in the last 12 months was 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% lower than the Allington & Bridge average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queensgate (ME16 0FB), the main crime hotspot is near Doddington Court. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 19 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 | Shoplifting | Queensgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clement Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Buckland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Doddington Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Doddington Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Doddington Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Buckland Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clement Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hazlitt Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hazlitt Drive | — |
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