Total Crime Rate

117.3 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 117.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Charing , and the 60th 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 (TN26 1AP) in the last 12 months was 117.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% higher than the Charing average (66.3 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 Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maidstone Road (TN26 1AP), the main crime hotspot is near Westwell Lane. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westwell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westwell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Westwell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westwell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westwell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westwell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westwell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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