Total Crime Rate

1765.2 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 1765.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1243.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 143.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 117.4 10/10
  • Other theft 113.0 10/10
  • Public order 108.7 10/10
  • Other crime 17.4 10/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Longsole Way area has the highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Barming Heath & Teston , and the 2nd 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 Longsole Way (ME16 9FF) in the last 12 months was 1765.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1531.1% higher than the Barming Heath & Teston average (108.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 286 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 313 (≈ 1360.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longsole Way (ME16 9FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Keepers Avenue, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springwood Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Longsole Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakapple Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oakapple Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Little Knoxes Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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