Total Crime Rate

146.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 146.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 19.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Priorsdean Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Barming Heath & Teston , and the 79th 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 Priorsdean Close (ME16 9EZ) in the last 12 months was 146.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% higher than the Barming Heath & Teston average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 38.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priorsdean Close (ME16 9EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Priorsdean Close. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Priorsdean Close area

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Data Sources

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