Total Crime Rate

499.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

198.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

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 499.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 198.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 177.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 150.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.5 10/10
  • Drugs 29.2 10/10
  • Other crime 27.1 10/10
  • Other theft 20.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.8 10/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Hart Street Commercial Centre area has the highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 10th 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 Hart Street Commercial Centre (ME16 8RF) in the last 12 months was 499.0 per 1,000 residents and was 422.0% higher than the Allington & Bridge average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (β‰ˆ 198.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hart Street Commercial Centre (ME16 8RF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Maidstone

Crime Over Time in Hart Street Commercial Centre area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Approach β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Approach β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Approach β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbens Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Bridge β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbens Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbens Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Corbens Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corbens Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corbens Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corbens Place β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Bridge β€”
Apr 2026Drugs St Peter'S Bridge Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Rocky Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.