Total Crime Rate

363.0 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 363.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 252.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Old Bell Place area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Staplehurst , and the 19th 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 Old Bell Place (TN12 0FE) in the last 12 months was 363.0 per 1,000 residents and was 376.5% higher than the Staplehurst average (76.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 1083.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Bell Place (TN12 0FE), 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 Old Bell Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Usborne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal Oak Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Bell Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Usborne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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
Sep 2025Shoplifting Usborne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Usborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Usborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Bell Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
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Data Sources

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