Total Crime Rate

457.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 457.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 314.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.3 10/10
  • Burglary 14.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.3 10/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in St Peters Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Bridge β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hubert Walter Drive β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Anne Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Anne Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spring Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Peter'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hubert Walter Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lesley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hubert Walter Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hubert Walter Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order James Whathan Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pevensey Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterside Gate Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterside Gate β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Anne Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Peter'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lesley Place β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckland Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scotney Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scotney Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Bridge β€”

Data Sources

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