Total Crime Rate

65.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 65.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hampshire Drive area has the 39th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 215th 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 Hampshire Drive (ME15 7EX) in the last 12 months was 65.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hampshire Drive (ME15 7EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lincoln Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hampshire Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Other theft Hampshire Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Ronan'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mangravet Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Ronan'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oak Tree Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lincoln Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Ronan'S Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Devon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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