Total Crime Rate
24.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lower Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 91st lowest 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 Lower Road (ME15 7RH) in the last 12 months was 24.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% lower than the Bearsted & Downswood average (43.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (β 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lower Road (ME15 7RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Spinney (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bearsted & Downswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Spinney | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Spinney | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | The Spinney | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Spinney | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Spinney | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Waterloo Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | St Philip'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Astley Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Upper Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Upper Road | Under investigation |
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