Total Crime Rate

189.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 189.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 120.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Other theft 23.0 10/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Buckland Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 47th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buckland Road (ME16 0HU) in the last 12 months was 189.7 per 1,000 residents and was 98.4% higher than the Allington & Bridge average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 120.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckland Road (ME16 0HU), 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 London Road Rocky Hill (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Buckland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Rocky Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bower Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bower Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bower Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bower Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bower Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterside Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterside Gate —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hubert Walter Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Rocky Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Terrace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Doddington Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Doddington Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doddington Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Rocky Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons London Road Rocky Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road Rocky Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lesley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Terrace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bower Terrace —
Apr 2026Other theft St Peter'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Peter'S Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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