Total Crime Rate
73.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Florence Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 175th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Florence Road (ME16 8EN) in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Florence Road (ME16 8EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bower Lane, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charles Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Allington & Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cornhill Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornhill Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wharf Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Rowland Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Boatyard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Birnam Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindisfarne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bower Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bower Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bower Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bower Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bower Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bower Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bower Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lindisfarne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Bower Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Westree Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Orchard Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charles Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bower Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lindisfarne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bower Place | — |
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