Total Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 40.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 9.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

The Valley area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Coxheath & Farleigh , and the 185th 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 The Valley (ME17 4EW) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% lower than the Coxheath & Farleigh average (65.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Valley (ME17 4EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lasius Drive, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trefoil Mews (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Valley area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lasius Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Lawrence Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnet Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hearne Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trefoil Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Lawrence Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Lawrence Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lasius Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Park Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lasius Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Forstal Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Swallow Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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