Crime Rates at Wents Wood, Weavering, Maidstone, ME14 5BL

Wents Wood area has the 5th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 37th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wents Wood (ME14 5BL) in the last 12 months was 232.4 per 1,000 residents and was 368.3% higher than the Bearsted & Downswood average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 191.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 325.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wents Wood (ME14 5BL), the main crime hotspot is near Exton Gardens. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.