Total Crime Rate

76.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Pilgrims Way area has the 18th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Boxley Downs , and the 164th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pilgrims Way (ME17 1UT) in the last 12 months was 76.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% higher than the Boxley Downs average (70.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pilgrims Way (ME17 1UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pilgrims Way, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upper Street (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pilgrims Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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