Total Crime Rate

21.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 21.2 2/10
  • Violent crimes 15.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Whitmore Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 72nd lowest 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 Whitmore Street (ME16 8JX) in the last 12 months was 21.2 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitmore Street (ME16 8JX), the main crime hotspot is near Penny Cress Gardens. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitmore Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penny Cress Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Charlton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Charlton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime All Angels Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Unicumes Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Unicumes Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Penny Cress Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penny Cress Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penny Cress Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penny Cress Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penny Cress Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Unicumes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Pope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Upper Fant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Charlton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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