Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 166.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Other theft 21.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wheeler Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Headcorn & Sutton Valence , and the 65th 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 Wheeler Street (TN27 9SH) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 127.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 64.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheeler Street (TN27 9SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Hardwicks (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wheeler Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old School Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramleys Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knowles Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hardwicks Under investigation
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Data Sources

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