Total Crime Rate
47.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Station Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Staplehurst , and the 220th 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 Station Road (TN12 0PY) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Station Road (TN12 0PY), the main crime hotspot is near Staple Drive. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Staplehurst| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cornforth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cornforth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tomlin Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tomlin Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tomlin Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornforth Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornforth Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornforth Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newlyn Drive | Under investigation |
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