Total Crime Rate

537.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 537.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 277.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sandlewood Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Barming Heath & Teston , and the 10th 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 Sandlewood Court (ME16 0ZG) in the last 12 months was 537.6 per 1,000 residents and was 396.7% higher than the Barming Heath & Teston average (108.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 109.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandlewood Court (ME16 0ZG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sandlewood Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cinnamon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coriander Drive
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coriander Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burdock Court
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parsley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parsley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cinnamon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cinnamon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cinnamon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation

Data Sources

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