Total Crime Rate

17.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.7 1/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Heath Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Coxheath & Farleigh , and the 54th 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 Heath Road (ME17 4PL) in the last 12 months was 17.2 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Road (ME17 4PL), the main crime hotspot is near Stockett Lane. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heath Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stockett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Stockett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Stockett Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stockett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stockett Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stockett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crispin Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stockett Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crispin Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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