Crime Rates at Mallings Lane, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4EY

Mallings Lane area has the 38th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 243rd highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mallings Lane (ME14 4EY) in the last 12 months was 54.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% higher than the Bearsted & Downswood average (43.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mallings Lane (ME14 4EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cross Keys, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forge Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.