Total Crime Rate

239.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 239.6 10/10
  • Drugs 83.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 72.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 4DQ) in the last 12 months was 239.6 per 1,000 residents and was 266.1% higher than the Coxheath & Farleigh average (65.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 10.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 72.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westerhill Road (ME17 4DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heath Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westerhill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Lawrence Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Lawrence Crescent —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Lawrence Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Capell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Capell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobtree Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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