Total Crime Rate

109.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Boxley Downs , and the 125th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (ME17 2LA) in the last 12 months was 109.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% higher than the Boxley Downs average (67.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ME17 2LA), the main crime hotspot is near Honywood Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Russells Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old School Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robins Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Honywood Close —
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Data Sources

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