Total Crime Rate

301.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 301.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 160.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.1 8/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Royton Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Boxley Downs , and the 25th 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 Royton Avenue (ME17 2PS) in the last 12 months was 301.2 per 1,000 residents and was 325.1% higher than the Boxley Downs average (70.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royton Avenue (ME17 2PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tolhurst Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Royton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Paddocks —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tolhurst Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tolhurst Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Paddocks Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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