Total Crime Rate

42.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

High Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Staplehurst , and the 203rd 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 High Street (TN12 0BL) in the last 12 months was 42.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% lower than the Staplehurst average (76.2 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 , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (TN12 0BL), the main crime hotspot is near Usborne Close. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Usborne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Usborne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal Oak Mews —
Sep 2025Public order Usborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Usborne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bathurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Usborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Fletcher Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tomlin Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thatcher Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Usborne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Usborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Usborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Usborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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