Total Crime Rate

30.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 30.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 4.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ernest Drive area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 126th lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ernest Drive (ME16 0QS) in the last 12 months was 30.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% lower than the Allington & Bridge average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 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 Violent crimes ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ernest Drive (ME16 0QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Keswick Drive (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ernest Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keswick Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkwood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beech Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leonard Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maxwell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trevor Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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