Total Crime Rate

485.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 485.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 219.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 109.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.7 10/10
  • Other theft 34.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.1 10/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Marigold Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Barming Heath & Teston , and the 13th 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 Marigold Way (ME16 0ZX) in the last 12 months was 485.6 per 1,000 residents and was 335.4% higher than the Barming Heath & Teston average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 109.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marigold Way (ME16 0ZX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coriander Drive, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B2246 (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marigold Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burdock Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springwood Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Davids Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Davids Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burdock Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Edmund Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Edmund Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour James Huxley Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coriander Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marigold Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burdock Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burdock Court —
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Parsley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Davids Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keepers Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Andrew'S Close —
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Data Sources

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