Total Crime Rate

27.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 27.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Jeffery Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Staplehurst , and the 108th lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Jeffery Close (TN12 0TH) in the last 12 months was 27.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% 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 Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jeffery Close (TN12 0TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pope Drive, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanley Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Jeffery Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pope Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davies Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pope Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pope Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crouch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gybbon Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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