Total Crime Rate
342.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
106.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026West Park Road area has the highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 18th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around West Park Road (ME15 7AF) in the last 12 months was 342.9 per 1,000 residents and was 591.1% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -26.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 106.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Park Road (ME15 7AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Spinney, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Park Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Maidstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Upper Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulberry Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Spinney | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Spinney | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | South Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | South Park Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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