Total Crime Rate
179.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
126.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Queens Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Barming Heath & Teston , and the 51st 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 Queens Road (ME16 0LD) in the last 12 months was 179.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% higher than the Barming Heath & Teston average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 126.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queens Road (ME16 0LD), the main crime hotspot is near Saxon Mews. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Maidstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxon Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Giddyhorn Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gainsborough Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cades Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cades Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxon Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sterling Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Speldhurst Court | Under investigation |
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