Total Crime Rate

67.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 67.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 8.5 2/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 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
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Orache Drive area has the 36th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 199th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orache Drive (ME14 5UG) in the last 12 months was 67.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% higher than the Bearsted & Downswood average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orache Drive (ME14 5UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grove Green Lane, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blacksmith Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orache Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henbane Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blacksmith Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blacksmith Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coulters Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Threshers Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Rampion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Provender Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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