Total Crime Rate

152.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 152.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.6 7/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St Michaels Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 79th 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 St Michaels Road (ME16 8BS) in the last 12 months was 152.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 1100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Michaels Road (ME16 8BS), the main crime hotspot is near Bower Lane. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Michaels Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Bower Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bower Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Roseholme Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roseholme Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St Michael'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poppy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poppy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaverbrook Mews —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St George'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bower Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roseholme Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft All Angels Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bower Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Fant Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Upper Fant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bower Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bower Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashdown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bower Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bower Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bower Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bower Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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