Crime Rates at Norfolk Road, Maidstone, ME15 7JD

Norfolk Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norfolk Road (ME15 7JD) in the last 12 months was 272.5 per 1,000 residents and was 521.7% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 112.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norfolk Road (ME15 7JD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 221 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.