Total Crime Rate

66.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.6 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 66.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Vicarage Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Barming Heath & Teston , and the 207th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Road (ME18 6DR) in the last 12 months was 66.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% lower than the Barming Heath & Teston average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 216.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Road (ME18 6DR), the main crime hotspot is near Vicarage Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vicarage Road area

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Data Sources

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