Total Crime Rate

323.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.9 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 323.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 234.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 24.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bell Lane area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Staplehurst , and the 21st 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 Bell Lane (TN12 0BB) in the last 12 months was 323.8 per 1,000 residents and was 358.2% higher than the Staplehurst average (70.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bell Lane (TN12 0BB), the main crime hotspot is near Usborne Close. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bell Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Usborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Usborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davies Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Usborne Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Gybbon Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mccabe Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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