Crime Rates at Watermill Close, Maidstone, ME16 0NE

Watermill Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 77th lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watermill Close (ME16 0NE) in the last 12 months was 22.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watermill Close (ME16 0NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haydon Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Denning Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.