Crime Rates at Heath Road, Maidstone, ME16 9LD

Heath Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Barming Heath & Teston , and the 207th lowest 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 Heath Road (ME16 9LD) in the last 12 months was 44.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Road (ME16 9LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B2246, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Silverdale (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.