Total Crime Rate

2.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Roseacre Lane area has the lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Roseacre Lane (ME14 4HY) in the last 12 months was 2.8 per 1,000 residents and was 93.7% lower than the Bearsted & Downswood average (43.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2023. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roseacre Lane (ME14 4HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spot Lane, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Romney Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Roseacre Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spot Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Shirley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spot Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shirley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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