Total Crime Rate

153.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 153.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.8 9/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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.
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Crime overview

Evelyn Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 71st 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 Evelyn Road (ME16 8BL) in the last 12 months was 153.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Evelyn Road (ME16 8BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bower Lane, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roseholme (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Evelyn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Poppy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roseholme Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bower Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bower Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Poppy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Boatyard —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Evelyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Road —
Apr 2026Other theft St George'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Florence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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