Crime Rates at Tarragon Road, Maidstone, ME16 0UF

Tarragon Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Barming Heath & Teston , and the 208th 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 Tarragon Road (ME16 0UF) in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% lower than the Barming Heath & Teston average (108.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tarragon Road (ME16 0UF), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 386 crimes here, including 303 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.