Total Crime Rate

29.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 29.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Thatcher Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Staplehurst , and the 119th 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 Thatcher Road (TN12 0ND) in the last 12 months was 29.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thatcher Road (TN12 0ND), the main crime hotspot is near Pope Drive. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thatcher Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tomlin Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Cornforth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tomlin Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tomlin Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornforth Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornforth Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Gybbon Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pope Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pope Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pope Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornforth Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornforth Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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