Crap Towns / Coxheath / Crime

How much crime is there in Coxheath?

The police recorded 48.4 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Coxheath from September 2023 to August 2026, 36% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 23.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 53.5, up from 41.5 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	41.5	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	50.3	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	53.5	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	23.2	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	5.4	7.0
Other theft	4.5	5.4
Shoplifting	3.2	7.1
Other crime	2.7	2.0
Vehicle crime	2.6	3.8
Drugs	2.5	2.4
Public order	2.3	6.6
Burglary	0.9	3.1
Possession of weapons	0.6	0.8
Robbery	0.3	0.6
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4
Bicycle theft	less than 0.1	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Chatham	14.2 km	109
Maidstone	4.0 km	96.1
Gillingham	15.0 km	86.5
Paddock Wood	10.7 km	81.1
Snodland	11.8 km	78.9
Pembury	16.2 km	65.0
Staplehurst	7.8 km	56.6
Larkfield	8.7 km	54.5
Coxheath	–	48.4
Kings Hill	8.5 km	33.0
Bearsted	5.6 km	29.4
The typical town	–	76.2