Crime Rates at Matterdale Gardens, Barming, Maidstone, ME16 9HW

Matterdale Gardens 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 Matterdale Gardens (ME16 9HW) 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 Matterdale Gardens (ME16 9HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bermelie Fields, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carpenters Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.