Total Crime Rate

21.5 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 21.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barleyfields area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barleyfields (ME14 5SW) in the last 12 months was 21.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% lower than the Bearsted & Downswood average (43.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barleyfields (ME14 5SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wheatfields, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blacksmith Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barleyfields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coulters Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Franklin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wingrove Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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