Total Crime Rate

110.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 110.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 34.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Plain Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Coxheath & Farleigh , and the 122nd 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 Plain Road (TN12 9EH) in the last 12 months was 110.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% higher than the Coxheath & Farleigh average (65.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plain Road (TN12 9EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sutton Forge, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Campion Way (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Plain Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sutton Forge Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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