Total Crime Rate

75.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 75.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 27.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Clifford Way area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 180th 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 Clifford Way (ME16 8GB) in the last 12 months was 75.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifford Way (ME16 8GB), the main crime hotspot is near Corbens Place. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clifford Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbens Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bower Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Boatyard —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wallis Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wallis Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wallis Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eccleston Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bower Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vine Mews —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Church Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corbens Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbens Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbens Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Florence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Corbens Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Corbens Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corbens Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corbens Place —

Data Sources

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