Total Crime Rate

150.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 150.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 51.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.5 5/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Frinstead Walk area has the 13th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 74th 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 Frinstead Walk (ME16 0NN) in the last 12 months was 150.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 51.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Frinstead Walk (ME16 0NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bluebell Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Frinstead Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Magpie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheriton Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bluebell Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bluebell Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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