Total Crime Rate
414.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
71.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St 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.
View Crime In Maidstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Vale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Peter'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | James Whathan Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | James Whathan Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hubert Walter Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterside Gate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | St Peter'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Peter'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | St Peter'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Peter'S Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | James Whathan Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Peter'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Peter'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Peter'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peter'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Waterside Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scotney Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | James Whathan Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | James Whathan Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | James Whathan Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peter'S Bridge | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S Bridge | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S Bridge | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Peter'S Bridge | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peter'S Bridge | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peter'S Bridge | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Vale | Under investigation |
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