Total Crime Rate
189.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lodge Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Staplehurst , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lodge Road (TN12 0QW) in the last 12 months was 189.7 per 1,000 residents and was 149.0% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -72.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 72.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 131.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lodge Road (TN12 0QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lodge Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crouch Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Staplehurst| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lodge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watkins Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Braganza Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crouch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tomlin Close | — |
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