Total Crime Rate

78.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.1 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 78.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 16.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Queens House area has the 17th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Barming Heath & Teston , and the 164th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queens House (ME16 0SZ) in the last 12 months was 78.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% lower than the Barming Heath & Teston average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 18.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens House (ME16 0SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 285 crimes here, including 231 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queens House area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burdock Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burdock Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marigold Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour James Huxley Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burdock Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burdock Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burdock Court
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burdock Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fennel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Orchard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Orchard Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Orchard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmstone Close

Data Sources

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