Total Crime Rate

102.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 102.8 8/10
  • Other theft 35.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 24.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 24.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Hayrick Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 130th 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 Hayrick Close (ME14 5TE) in the last 12 months was 102.8 per 1,000 residents and was 107.3% higher than the Bearsted & Downswood average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hayrick Close (ME14 5TE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hayrick Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rampion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Exton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henbane Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Exton Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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