Total Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Milton Street area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 237th 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 Milton Street (ME16 8LD) in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Street (ME16 8LD), 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 Milton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hartnup Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penny Cress Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penny Cress Gardens —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons The Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Hartnup Street Under investigation
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 Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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