Total Crime Rate
78.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Burdock Court area has the 17th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Barming Heath & Teston , and the 164th highest 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 Burdock Court (ME16 0GN) in the last 12 months was 78.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% lower than the Barming Heath & Teston average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 18.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burdock Court (ME16 0GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coriander Drive, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elmstone Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Maidstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parsley Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Burdock Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmstone Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmstone Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elmstone Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmstone Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burdock Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burdock Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burdock Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Burdock Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Burdock Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckett Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fennel Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fennel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fennel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fennel Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coriander Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Edmund Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Edmund Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmstone Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burdock Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckett Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marigold Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | James Huxley Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Andrew'S Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beckett Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beckett Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beckett Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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