Total Crime Rate

107.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 107.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marigold Way area has the 14th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Barming Heath & Teston , and the 115th 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 Marigold Way (ME16 0GA) in the last 12 months was 107.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% lower than the Barming Heath & Teston average (108.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marigold Way (ME16 0GA), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 302 crimes here, including 237 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marigold Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beckworth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burdock Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parsley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parsley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cinnamon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cinnamon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cinnamon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckworth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beckworth Place
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coriander Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newman Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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