Total Crime Rate

165.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 165.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 26.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Great Threads area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Staplehurst , and the 60th 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 Great Threads (TN12 0FN) in the last 12 months was 165.0 per 1,000 residents and was 133.4% higher than the Staplehurst average (70.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Threads (TN12 0FN), the main crime hotspot is near Wickings Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Great Threads area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wickings Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wickings Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Sergison Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Headcorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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