Total Crime Rate

269.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

181.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 269.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 181.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 167.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Other crime 23.3 10/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Snowdon Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 30th 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 Snowdon Avenue (ME14 5NU) in the last 12 months was 269.8 per 1,000 residents and was 443.7% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 181.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Snowdon Avenue (ME14 5NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mostyn Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Snowdon Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A249 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Huntsman Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntsman Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mostyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntsman Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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