Total Crime Rate
118.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mill Bank area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Headcorn & Sutton Valence , and the 105th 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 Mill Bank (TN27 9QX) in the last 12 months was 118.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 196.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mill Bank (TN27 9QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ash Way (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Headcorn & Sutton Valence| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ash Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kings Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kings Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Kings Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | North Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | North Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ash Way | Local resolution |
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