Total Crime Rate

18.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 18.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Suffolk Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 59th lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Suffolk Road (ME15 7HU) in the last 12 months was 18.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% lower than the Bearsted & Downswood average (43.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Suffolk Road (ME15 7HU), the main crime hotspot is near Oxford Gardens. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Suffolk Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drawbridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Drawbridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Drawbridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Oxford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drawbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Northumberland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cumberland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Owletts Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Sussex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sussex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drawbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claygate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Claygate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Durham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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