Crime Rates at The Broadway, Maidstone, ME16 8PB

The Broadway area has the 5th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 28th 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 The Broadway (ME16 8PB) in the last 12 months was 275.5 per 1,000 residents and was 188.2% higher than the Allington & Bridge average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 53.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Broadway (ME16 8PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 184 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bank Street (106 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.