Crime Rates at The Chapel, Maidstone, ME16 0XD

The Chapel 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 The Chapel (ME16 0XD) 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 The Chapel (ME16 0XD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coriander Drive, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Orchard (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.