Total Crime Rate

414.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 414.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 300.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Burglary 14.3 9/10
  • Other crime 14.3 10/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Peters Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 15th 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 St Peters Street (ME16 0GW) in the last 12 months was 414.3 per 1,000 residents and was 333.4% higher than the Allington & Bridge average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Peters Street (ME16 0GW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Peter'S Street, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Peters Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterside Gate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road Rocky Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Rocky Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Rocky Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons London Road Rocky Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Peter'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Earl Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft St Peter'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Peter'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons London Road Rocky Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons London Road Rocky Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road Rocky Hill —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Faith'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lesley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earl Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earl Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Rocky Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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