Total Crime Rate

11.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 11.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 3.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

London Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 27th 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 London Road (ME16 8QL) in the last 12 months was 11.0 per 1,000 residents and was 88.5% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (ME16 8QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Peter'S Street, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near London Road Rocky Hill (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bower Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birnam Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hubert Walter Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bower Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Rocky Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vine Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bower Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Rocky Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Rocky Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons London Road Rocky Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons London Road Rocky Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons London Road Rocky Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road Rocky Hill —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Terrace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Terrace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Place —
Apr 2026Robbery Doddington Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Peter'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Peter'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Peter'S Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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