Total Crime Rate

293.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 293.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 73.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Maidstone Road area has the highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Bockhanger , and the 11th highest crime rate of 393 local areas in Ashford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maidstone Road (TN24 8UB) in the last 12 months was 293.7 per 1,000 residents and was 128.8% higher than the Bockhanger average (128.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 99.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maidstone Road (TN24 8UB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maidstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Templer Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kings Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fougeres Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littlebrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kings Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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