Total Crime Rate

394.7 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 394.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 108.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.5 10/10
  • Public order 29.6 10/10
  • Other crime 16.5 10/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Heath Road area has the highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Coxheath & Farleigh , and the 16th 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 Heath Road (ME17 4DF) in the last 12 months was 394.7 per 1,000 residents and was 476.3% higher than the Coxheath & Farleigh average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 1100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 157.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 242.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 270.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Road (ME17 4DF), the main crime hotspot is near Stockett Lane. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heath Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stockett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crispin Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Crispin Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Stockett Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Stockett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stockett Lane
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stockett Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stockett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stockett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stockett Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waverley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Beacons Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs The Beacons Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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