Total Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Capell Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Coxheath & Farleigh , and the 184th highest 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 Capell Close (ME17 4DX) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Capell Close (ME17 4DX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Capell Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pippin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Culpepper Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crispin Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crispin Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waverley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huntington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs The Beacons Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs The Beacons Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs The Beacons Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Pippin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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