Total Crime Rate

8.3 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 8.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Plains Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 12th 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 Plains Avenue (ME15 7AX) in the last 12 months was 8.3 per 1,000 residents and was 81.2% lower than the Bearsted & Downswood average (43.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ).

In the area around Plains Avenue (ME15 7AX), the main crime hotspot is near Park Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Plains Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Derby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorset Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorset Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Derby Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Derby Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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