Total Crime Rate

414.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 414.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 300.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Burglary 14.3 9/10
  • Other crime 14.3 10/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St Peters Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 15th 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 St Peters Street (ME16 0SN) in the last 12 months was 414.3 per 1,000 residents and was 333.4% higher than the Allington & Bridge average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Peters Street (ME16 0SN), 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 St Peter'S Bridge (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Peters Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order James Whathan Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Whathan Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hubert Walter Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterside Gate
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Peter'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Peter'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Peter'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs James Whathan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Peter'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterside Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scotney Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons James Whathan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Whathan Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Whathan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Bridge
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Bridge
Apr 2026Drugs St Peter'S Bridge Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Bridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Bridge Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Vale Under investigation

Data Sources

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