Total Crime Rate
123.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Farleigh Bridge area has the 12th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Barming Heath & Teston , and the 100th 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 Farleigh Bridge (ME16 9NB) in the last 12 months was 123.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% higher than the Barming Heath & Teston average (108.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Farleigh Bridge (ME16 9NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Farleigh, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barming Heath & Teston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forge Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farleigh Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Farleigh | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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