Total Crime Rate

273.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 273.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 252.9 10/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hartnup Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Barming Heath & Teston , and the 32nd 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 Hartnup Street (ME16 8GZ) in the last 12 months was 273.6 per 1,000 residents and was 152.8% higher than the Barming Heath & Teston average (108.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 110 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 112 (≈ 257.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartnup Street (ME16 8GZ), the main crime hotspot is near Western Road. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hartnup Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penny Cress Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margarets Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penny Cress Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penny Cress Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penny Cress Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penny Cress Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadlow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons The Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadlow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadlow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hadlow Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Hartnup Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hartnup Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hambledon Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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