Crime Rates at Waterside Gate, Maidstone, ME16 0GB

Waterside Gate area has the 7th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 38th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterside Gate (ME16 0GB) in the last 12 months was 244.4 per 1,000 residents and was 146.2% higher than the Allington & Bridge average (99.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 115.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterside Gate (ME16 0GB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Peter'S Street, where police recorded 105 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Lane (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.