Total Crime Rate
54.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bathurst Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Staplehurst , and the 248th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bathurst Road (TN12 0LG) in the last 12 months was 54.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bathurst Road (TN12 0LG), 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.
View Crime In Staplehurst| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Usborne Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Usborne Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Usborne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Usborne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Usborne Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Usborne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Usborne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Usborne Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Usborne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Bell Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fletcher Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Davies Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Davies Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Bell Place | — |
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