Total Crime Rate

149.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 149.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Headcorn Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Headcorn & Sutton Valence , and the 83rd 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 Headcorn Road (ME17 1HD) in the last 12 months was 149.0 per 1,000 residents and was 103.0% higher than the Headcorn & Sutton Valence average (73.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 89.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Headcorn Road (ME17 1HD), the main crime hotspot is near Headcorn Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Headcorn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headcorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headcorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headcorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headcorn Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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