Total Crime Rate

75.8 per 1,000 7/10 Β· 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 75.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norfolk Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 167th 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 Norfolk Road (ME15 7JQ) in the last 12 months was 75.8 per 1,000 residents and was 73.0% higher than the Bearsted & Downswood average (43.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norfolk Road (ME15 7JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Lincoln Road. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norfolk Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Oak Tree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Lincoln Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lincoln Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Derby Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Derby Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lincoln Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hampshire Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampshire Drive β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Tree Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Norfolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Derby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorset Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorset Way β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ellingham Leas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lincoln Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Lincoln Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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