Total Crime Rate

104.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 104.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sunburst Close 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 Sunburst Close (TN12 9TS) 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 Sunburst Close (TN12 9TS), the main crime hotspot is near Cranham Square. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sunburst Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cranham Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cranham Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sutton Forge —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cranham Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cranham Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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