Total Crime Rate

288.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 288.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 61.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 17.2 6/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Musket Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Boxley Downs , and the 29th 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 Musket Lane (ME17 1UU) in the last 12 months was 288.7 per 1,000 residents and was 307.4% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 192.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Musket Lane (ME17 1UU), the main crime hotspot is near Musket Lane. Police recorded 72 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 Musket Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Musket Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Musket Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Musket Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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