Total Crime Rate
70.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dane 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.
View Crime In Coxheath & Farleigh| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Heath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Heath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Beacons | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Beacons | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Beacons | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Heath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Huntington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crispin Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Crispin Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Heath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Capell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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