Total Crime Rate
75.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Perrymede Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 174th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Perrymede Road (ME16 9FT) in the last 12 months was 75.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Perrymede Road (ME16 9FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cranford Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapelfield Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Palace Wood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bergamot Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bergamot Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chestnut Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parsonage Close | — |
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