Total Crime Rate

342.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 342.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 121.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.8 10/10
  • Public order 25.9 10/10
  • Drugs 14.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 2nd highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 21st 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 682.4% higher than the Bearsted & Downswood average (43.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 115.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Park Road (ME15 7AF), the main crime hotspot is near The Spinney. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Upper Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Spinney —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mulberry Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Way 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
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Data Sources

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