Crime Rates at Maidstone Road, Wateringbury, Maidstone, ME18 5ER

Maidstone Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Barming Heath & Teston , and the 117th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maidstone Road (ME18 5ER) in the last 12 months was 106.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% lower than the Barming Heath & Teston average (108.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maidstone Road (ME18 5ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bow Hill, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bishops Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.