Total Crime Rate
63.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chestnut Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Staplehurst , and the 213th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Avenue (TN12 0NH) in the last 12 months was 63.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chestnut Avenue (TN12 0NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chestnut Avenue, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Staple Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Staplehurst| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bathurst Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tomlin Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thatcher Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watkins Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chestnut Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
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