Total Crime Rate

272.5 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 272.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.7 10/10
  • Other crime 22.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.2 10/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lincoln 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 Lincoln Road (ME15 7JH) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Lincoln Road (ME15 7JH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lincoln Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Owletts Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Lincoln Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lincoln Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lincoln Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Lincoln Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lincoln Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Derby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Derby Road β€”

Data Sources

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