Total Crime Rate

70.4 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 70.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Dane Court area has the 10th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Coxheath & Farleigh , and the 185th 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 Dane Court (ME17 4HJ) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dane Court (ME17 4HJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dane Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waverley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heath Road Under investigation
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 2025Shoplifting Heath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huntington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Crispin Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crispin Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capell Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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