Total Crime Rate

342.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 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 132.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 106.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.4 10/10
  • Drugs 20.2 10/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harrower Drive 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 Harrower Drive (ME15 7BZ) 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 Harrower Drive (ME15 7BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 56 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 Harrower Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Spinney —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Tree Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Tree Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birch Tree Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Spinney Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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