Total Crime Rate

63.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chestnut 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 0NJ) 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 0NJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Chestnut Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Usborne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Usborne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal Oak Mews —
Sep 2025Public order Usborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Usborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Usborne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Usborne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Usborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bathurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Usborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watkins Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thatcher Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tomlin Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Usborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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