Total Crime Rate
457.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Peters Street area has the highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 13th 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 457.1 per 1,000 residents and was 360.5% higher than the Allington & Bridge average (99.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 85.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% 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 105 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.
View Crime In Allington & Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S Bridge | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hubert Walter Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Anne Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Anne Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Peter'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Spring Vale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Peter'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Peter'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hubert Walter Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lesley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hubert Walter Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hubert Walter Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | James Whathan Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Sports/Recreation Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pevensey Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Waterside Gate | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterside Gate | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Anne Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Peter'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lesley Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckland Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scotney Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Scotney Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S Bridge | β |
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