Crime Rates at St Georges Square, Maidstone, ME16 8JR

St Georges Square area has the 14th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Georges Square (ME16 8JR) in the last 12 months was 120.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Georges Square (ME16 8JR), 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.