Total Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.4 1/10
  • Burglary 1.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.4 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bletchenden Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Headcorn & Sutton Valence , and the 227th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bletchenden Road (TN27 9JB) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% lower than the Headcorn & Sutton Valence average (73.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bletchenden Road (TN27 9JB), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bletchenden Road area

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Data Sources

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