Total Crime Rate
95.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Further Field area has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Staplehurst , and the 134th 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 Further Field (TN12 0SX) in the last 12 months was 95.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 251.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Further Field (TN12 0SX), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Crouch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watkins Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lodge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Braganza Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vickery Court | Under investigation |
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