Total Crime Rate
104.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sutton Forge area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Coxheath & Farleigh , and the 119th 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 Sutton Forge (TN12 9DY) in the last 12 months was 104.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% higher than the Coxheath & Farleigh average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sutton Forge (TN12 9DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sutton Forge, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Napoleon Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Coxheath & Farleigh| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Church Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merchant Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merchant Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sutton Forge | — |
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