Total Crime Rate

355.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

154.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 355.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 154.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 85.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.5 10/10
  • Public order 36.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.9 9/10
  • Other crime 16.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Heath Road area has the highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Coxheath & Farleigh , and the 16th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heath Road (ME17 4PP) in the last 12 months was 355.3 per 1,000 residents and was 442.8% higher than the Coxheath & Farleigh average (65.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 154.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 402.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Road (ME17 4PP), the main crime hotspot is near Stockett Lane. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 37 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stockett Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Capell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Lawrence Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Lawrence Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobtree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Lawrence Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Capell Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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