Total Crime Rate

35.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · 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 35.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sissinghurst Drive area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Barming Heath & Teston , and the 164th lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sissinghurst Drive (ME16 0UW) in the last 12 months was 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sissinghurst Drive (ME16 0UW), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Orchard. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sissinghurst Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Orchard Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Giddyhorn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Orchard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Orchard Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hawkwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denning Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Orchard Under investigation
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Data Sources

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