Total Crime Rate

149.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.7 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 149.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 128.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.4 10/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Acorn Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Barming Heath & Teston , and the 76th 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 Acorn Close (ME16 8FX) in the last 12 months was 149.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% higher than the Barming Heath & Teston average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 128.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acorn Close (ME16 8FX), the main crime hotspot is near Western Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Acorn Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Charlton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bazalgette Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Unicumes Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Unicumes Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Unicumes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Pope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Laurels Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Laurels Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Charlton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Charlton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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