Crime Rates at Lughorse Lane, Yalding, Maidstone, ME18 6EQ

Lughorse Lane area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Barming Heath & Teston , and the 199th lowest 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 Lughorse Lane (ME18 6EQ) in the last 12 months was 42.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lughorse Lane (ME18 6EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stern'S Yard, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilson Court (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.