Total Crime Rate

196.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 196.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 56.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 34.4 7/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Headcorn & Sutton Valence , and the 45th 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 High Street (TN27 9QA) in the last 12 months was 196.9 per 1,000 residents and was 183.7% higher than the Headcorn & Sutton Valence average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (TN27 9QA), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Knight'S Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Knight'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Farm Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaplin Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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