Total Crime Rate
33.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pippin Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Coxheath & Farleigh , and the 150th lowest 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 Pippin Close (ME17 4DS) in the last 12 months was 33.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pippin Close (ME17 4DS), the main crime hotspot is near The Beacons. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Coxheath & Farleigh| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coppice Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Beacons | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Capell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Huntington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Beacons | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Beacons | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Culpepper Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pippin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pippin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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