Crime Rates at Westerhill Road, Coxheath, Maidstone, ME17 4DH

Westerhill Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Coxheath & Farleigh , and the 35th 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 Westerhill Road (ME17 4DH) in the last 12 months was 265.6 per 1,000 residents and was 287.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 225.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 114.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westerhill Road (ME17 4DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heath Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Beacons (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.