Total Crime Rate

174.1 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 174.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.3 10/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Robins Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Boxley Downs , and the 59th 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 Robins Avenue (ME17 2HN) in the last 12 months was 174.1 per 1,000 residents and was 145.6% higher than the Boxley Downs average (70.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 81.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Robins Avenue (ME17 2HN), the main crime hotspot is near Honywood Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Robins Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Lenham Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headcorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Honywood Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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