Total Crime Rate
118.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Perrymede Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 106th 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 Perrymede Road (ME16 9FT) in the last 12 months was 118.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.1% 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 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parsonage Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Allington & Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickers Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pickers Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapelfield Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Chapelfield Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cranford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cranford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranford Road | — |
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