Crime Rate in Bearsted & Downswood, ward

Bearsted & Downswood has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Maidstone district and the 1987th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 363rd lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bearsted & Downswood in the last 12 months was 43.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% lower than the Maidstone district average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bearsted & Downswood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 171 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 188 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bearsted & Downswood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Roundwell. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.