Crime Rates at Parsley Way, Maidstone, ME16 0FS

Parsley Way area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Barming Heath & Teston , and the 246th lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Parsley Way (ME16 0FS) in the last 12 months was 54.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% lower than the Barming Heath & Teston average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 22.2% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parsley Way (ME16 0FS), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 402 crimes here, including 322 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.