Crime Rates at The Broadway, Maidstone, ME16 8QX

The Broadway area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 15th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Broadway (ME16 8QX) in the last 12 months was 409.2 per 1,000 residents and was 312.2% 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 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 171.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Broadway (ME16 8QX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.