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Kent town named as county's worst area for antisocial behaviour
['Simon Finlay', 'Local Democracy Reporter', 'Image', 'Local Democracy Reporting Service']
Kent Live - News
More infoMaidstone tops the charts in Kent for rowdy drunken yobs, new figures have revealed.
Although official figures show antisocial behaviour (ASB) has decreased by more than 50 per cent in Kent in the past four years, several areas have experienced a marked increase recently.
The Kent Community Safety Agreement (KCSA) was due to be discussed on Thursday (October 2) by Kent County Council's Crime and Disorder Committee.
The most common types of ASB are "nuisance gathering" (31.4 per cent), drunken and rowdy behaviour (21.5 per cent and motor vehicle nuisances caused 18.1 per cent.
Drunken or rowdy behaviour has been increasing month on month since May 2025, whilst neighbour disputes were highest in May 2025 compared to the months of April and June 2025."