Total Crime Rate

12.5 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 12.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

West Park Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 28th lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Park Road (ME15 7AE) in the last 12 months was 12.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% lower than the Bearsted & Downswood average (43.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around West Park Road (ME15 7AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Spinney (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Upper Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Spinney —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Spinney Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Spinney Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Spinney —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Spinney —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Upper Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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