Total Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

High Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Boxley Downs , and the 211th lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (ME17 2LB) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ME17 2LB), 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 High Street area

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

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