Total Crime Rate
40.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bathurst Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Staplehurst , and the 191st lowest 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 0LH) in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% lower than the Staplehurst average (76.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bathurst Road (TN12 0LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fletcher Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanley Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Staplehurst| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Davies Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Davies Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bathurst Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fletcher Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Close | Under investigation |
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