Total Crime Rate

89.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 89.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 24.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ashford Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 140th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashford Road (ME14 4LX) in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 104.8% higher than the Bearsted & Downswood average (43.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashford Road (ME14 4LX), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spot Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shirley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shirley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spot Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Local resolution
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Data Sources

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