Total Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 19.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upper Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 225th highest 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 Upper Road (ME15 7RD) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% higher than the Bearsted & Downswood average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Road (ME15 7RD), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Tree Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St Philip'S Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Spinney Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Tree Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birch Tree Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Spinney —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mote Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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