Total Crime Rate
60.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Robins Close area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Boxley Downs , and the 237th highest 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 Robins Close (ME17 2LD) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% lower than the Boxley Downs average (67.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Robins Close (ME17 2LD), the main crime hotspot is near Lenham. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Maidstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lenham | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Robins Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old School Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lenham | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lenham | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lenham | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lenham | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Honywood Close | — |
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