Total Crime Rate
21.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Restharrow Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 73rd 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 Restharrow Road (ME14 5UH) in the last 12 months was 21.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% lower than the Bearsted & Downswood average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Restharrow Road (ME14 5UH), 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 Hayrick Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Maidstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Provender Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Henbane Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vintners Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vintners Way | — |
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