Total Crime Rate

114.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 114.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 47.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 31.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 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

Southfields Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Boxley Downs , and the 112th 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 Southfields Way (ME17 1GE) in the last 12 months was 114.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% higher than the Boxley Downs average (67.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southfields Way (ME17 1GE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southfields Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southfields Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forge Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfields Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forge Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Wheelwrights Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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