Total Crime Rate
30.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Jeffery Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Staplehurst , and the 139th 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 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jeffery Close (TN12 0TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crouch Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanley Close (7 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 | Braganza Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bathurst Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crouch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Davies Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Davies Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vickery Court | Under investigation |
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