Total Crime Rate

256.7 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 256.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.0 9/10
  • Public order 28.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.8 10/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.7 9/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
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Crime overview

London Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 37th 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 London Road (ME16 8PP) in the last 12 months was 256.7 per 1,000 residents and was 158.6% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 130.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (ME16 8PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Peter'S Street, where police recorded 105 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Road Rocky Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maidstone West Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Bridge —
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 Charles Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Bridge —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pevensey Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lindisfarne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Bridge —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wallis Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallis Place 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 Hubert Walter Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bodiam Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Bridge —
Sep 2025Other theft Lindisfarne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Terrace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hubert Walter Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hubert Walter Drive —
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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