Total Crime Rate

48.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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 7th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Headcorn & Sutton Valence , and the 231st lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Headcorn Road (ME17 2AT) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Headcorn Road (ME17 2AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coldbridge Lane, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastwood Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Headcorn Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coldbridge Lane

Data Sources

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