Total Crime Rate

81.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.4 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 81.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 25.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Maidstone Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

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 Maidstone Road (ME9 7PY) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% higher than the Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maidstone Road (ME9 7PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westfield Gardens, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodgate Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Maidstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodgate Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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