Crime Rates at Cumberland Avenue, Maidstone, ME15 7JP

Cumberland Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 135th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cumberland Avenue (ME15 7JP) in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 96.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cumberland Avenue (ME15 7JP), 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.