The crimes police recorded inside East Farleigh’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 are below; East Farleigh has no Safety Grade. The town falls under the 1,000-resident floor for a Safety Grade, where a few incidents would move its rate a long way. Recorded violent and sexual offences ran at 71.4 per 1,000 residents a year, and burglary, vehicle crime and damage at 45.5.
Violent crime
71.4
per 1,000 residents a year · graded
Homes & vehicles
45.5
burglary, vehicle crime, damage · graded
Shoplifting & theft
13.1
per 1,000 a year · not graded
Anti-social behaviour
92.2
reports per 1,000 a year · not graded
Crimes and reports per 1,000 residents (Census 2021) a year, September 2023 to August 2026.
By type
What police recorded in the last 12 months
Anti-social behaviour126.2
Violence & sexual offences34
Criminal damage & arson14.6
Other theft9.7
Possession of weapons9.7
Public order4.9
Burglary4.9
Other crime4.9
Shoplifting0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Bicycle theft0
Robbery0
Theft from the person0
Violent (graded)Homes & vehicles (graded)Not gradedTypical town its size
Against the typical town its size, East Farleigh runs highest on anti-social behaviour (126.2 per 1,000 against 5.3).
Show as a table
Category
In the grade
Reports
Per 1,000
Typical
Anti-social behaviour
not graded
26
126.2
5.3
Violence & sexual offences
Violent
7
34
16.6
Criminal damage & arson
Home & vehicle
3
14.6
3.2
Other theft
not graded
2
9.7
2.5
Possession of weapons
Violent
2
9.7
0
Public order
not graded
1
4.9
2.4
Burglary
Home & vehicle
1
4.9
1.6
Other crime
not graded
1
4.9
1.1
Shoplifting
not graded
0
0
0
Drugs
not graded
0
0
0.6
Vehicle crime
Home & vehicle
0
0
1.5
Bicycle theft
not graded
0
0
0
Robbery
Violent
0
0
0
Theft from the person
not graded
0
0
0
“Violent” is police.uk’s violence and sexual offences (which includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury), robbery and possession of weapons. Anti-social behaviour isn’t a crime category; shoplifting and other theft happen mostly in shops and town centres rather than to residents, so neither counts in the grade.
September 2025 to August 2026, per 1,000 residents. The tick on each bar is the typical (median) town among UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people.
violent and sexual offences, 12 months to August 2026
4
homes & vehicles
2
shoplifting & theft
73
of the three, per 1,000
A crime isn’t a victim: one person can report several, and crimes in a town centre often involve visitors rather than residents.
And about 19 burglaries, vehicle crimes or acts of criminal damage, plus 10 shoplifting and theft reports, in the 12 months to August 2026. Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot is one recorded crime.
Trend · monthly
9 violent and sexual offences in the last 12 months, against 17 the year before
Violent crime per 1,000 a year
East FarleighUK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people
Homes & vehicles per 1,000 a year
East FarleighUK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people
“Towns its size” pools all UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people that police.uk covers each month (Greater Manchester has no data).
Rolling twelve-month rate, per 1,000 residents a year (longer windows for smaller places, where a few crimes swing a month).
East Farleigh records more graded crime per resident than every neighbour in the table. Coxheath, 1.8 miles away, records 24.2 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year (3-year average), against East Farleigh’s 71.4.
Per 1,000 residents a year, the same three years. Tap a town for its safety page.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
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Where crimes happen, not where victims live. police.uk places each crime at a point near where it happened. Town centres with shops, stations, a hospital and nightlife record more crime per resident, and residents of nearby villages who come in to shop or go out are part of that count.
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Bigger towns record more per resident. Across UK towns, recorded crime per resident rises steeply with size, more than in the U.S., so a city’s grade sits low against the whole UK. The “towns its size” figures show where East Farleigh sits among towns like it; they are context and don’t change the grade.
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Points are approximate. police.uk moves each point to the nearest of a set of anonymous map points, so crimes near the edge of the built-up area can fall either side of it.
Questions about safety in East Farleigh
Is East Farleigh safe?
Police recorded 71.4 violent and sexual offences and 45.5 burglaries, vehicle crimes and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year over the three years to August 2026 (police.uk, inside East Farleigh’s built-up area).
Is crime going up in East Farleigh?
Police recorded 9 violent and sexual offences in the 12 months to August 2026, against 17 in the 12 months before. With numbers this small, a few crimes change the rate a lot.
What is the most common crime in East Farleigh?
Violence & sexual offences: 7 in the 12 months to August 2026, which in police.uk includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury. Next came criminal damage & arson (3) and other theft (2), with 26 reports of anti-social behaviour.
How does East Farleigh compare with Maidstone?
Maidstone records 46.4 violent and sexual offences and 17 crimes against homes and vehicles per 1,000 residents a year, against East Farleigh’s 71.4 and 45.5, over the same three years.
Sources: data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025, crime domain by LSOA (residents from ONS Census 2021) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Photo: Prioryman · CC BY-SA 4.0