Crime Rates at Suffolk Road, Maidstone, ME15 7HT

Suffolk Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 181st 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 Suffolk Road (ME15 7HT) in the last 12 months was 74.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Suffolk Road (ME15 7HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 207 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxford Gardens (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.