Total Crime Rate

144.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 144.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 38.5 8/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Bearsted Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 86th 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 Bearsted Road (ME14 5LF) in the last 12 months was 144.0 per 1,000 residents and was 228.6% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bearsted Road (ME14 5LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newnham Court Way, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shepherds Gate Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bearsted Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rampion Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shepherds Gate Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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