Crime Rates at The Street, Mereworth, Maidstone, ME18 5ND

The Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 404 local areas in Tonbridge and Malling .

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 The Street (ME18 5ND) in the last 12 months was 115.1 per 1,000 residents and was 114.2% higher than the East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury average (53.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Street (ME18 5ND), the main crime hotspot is near Mereworth Road, with 4 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.