Total Crime Rate

537.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 537.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 187.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 96.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.2 10/10
  • Public order 30.2 10/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
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

Maidstone Road area has the highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Fort Horsted , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

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 Maidstone Road (ME5 9SE) in the last 12 months was 537.8 per 1,000 residents and was 537.6% higher than the Fort Horsted average (84.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 126.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maidstone Road (ME5 9SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maidstone Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maidstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Maidstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maidstone Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Watson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A229 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A229 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Maidstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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