Total Crime Rate

61.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Dorset Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton , and the 220th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorset Way (ME15 7EL) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% higher than the Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton average (45.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Way (ME15 7EL), 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 Dorset Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Brockenhurst Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampshire Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Derby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Derby Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Derby Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Norfolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorset Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hampshire Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorset Way —
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
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Data Sources

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