Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 76.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 29.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stockett Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Coxheath & Farleigh , and the 167th 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 Stockett Lane (ME17 4PY) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stockett Lane (ME17 4PY), 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 Stockett Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson 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 Meridian Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meridian Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockett Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Park Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathside Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobtree Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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