Total Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lyngs Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Barming Heath & Teston , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lyngs Close (ME18 6JS) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyngs Close (ME18 6JS), the main crime hotspot is near Benover Road. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lyngs Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benover Road —
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Data Sources

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