Total Crime Rate

102.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lodge Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 123rd 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 Lodge Close (ME16 0ZY) in the last 12 months was 102.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% higher than the Allington & Bridge average (99.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lodge Close (ME16 0ZY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lodge Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bluebell Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lodge Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lodge Close —
Sep 2025Public order Bluebell Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Farm Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bluebell Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bluebell Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bluebell Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Magpie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lodge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lodge Close —
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Data Sources

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