Total Crime Rate

60.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.5 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 60.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 13.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Rede Wood Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Barming Heath & Teston , and the 234th 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 Rede Wood Road (ME16 9HR) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rede Wood Road (ME16 9HR), the main crime hotspot is near Bermelie Fields. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rede Wood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Pole Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broomshaw Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hop Garden Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bermelie Fields —
Apr 2026Other theft Belmont Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wesley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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