Total Crime Rate

258.7 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 258.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.8 10/10
  • Other theft 40.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.1 10/10
  • Drugs 20.4 10/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Victoria Court area has the 5th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 36th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Court (ME16 8JZ) in the last 12 months was 258.7 per 1,000 residents and was 160.6% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 110.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Court (ME16 8JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bower Lane, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charles Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Allington & Bridge

Crime Over Time in Victoria Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Terrace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Road Rocky Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bower Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Rowland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bower Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rycault Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westree Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westree Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westree Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bower Terrace —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Terrace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bower Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bower Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bower Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bower Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bower Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bower Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bower Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bower Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bower Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bower Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bower Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Terrace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bower Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corbens Place Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.