Total Crime Rate

218.8 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 218.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 43.8 8/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Headcorn & Sutton Valence , and the 46th 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 218.8 per 1,000 residents and was 197.9% higher than the Headcorn & Sutton Valence average (73.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (TN27 9QA), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Kings Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old School Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Woodcocks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forge Lane —
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kings Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Kings Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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