Total Crime Rate

76.7 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 76.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Napoleon Walk area has the 17th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Boxley Downs , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Napoleon Walk (ME17 2JU) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -51.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Napoleon Walk (ME17 2JU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Napoleon Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Lenham Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Honywood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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