Total Crime Rate

128.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 128.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 85.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Public order 26.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Devon Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 98th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Devon Road (ME15 7EW) in the last 12 months was 128.7 per 1,000 residents and was 159.4% higher than the Bearsted & Downswood average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 85.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devon Road (ME15 7EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lincoln Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sussex Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Devon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hampshire Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Devon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lincoln Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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