Total Crime Rate

260.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

124.5 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 260.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 124.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.0 10/10
  • Public order 24.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

London Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 31st highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (ME16 8AA) in the last 12 months was 260.5 per 1,000 residents and was 172.6% higher than the Allington & Bridge average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 124.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (ME16 8AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Peter'S Street, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Corbens Place (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Maidstone

Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hubert Walter Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road Rocky Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road Rocky Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lesley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Terrace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Terrace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Peter'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Peter'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons London Road Rocky Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bower Terrace —
Apr 2026Public order Bower Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bower Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bower Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bower Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bower Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Peter'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Rocky Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Rocky Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Rocky Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons London Road Rocky Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Corbens Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corbens Place —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 47

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑