Total Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 2/10 Β· Very Low

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 24.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lower 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Spinney β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Spinney β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Spinney Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Spinney Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Spinney β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Waterloo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St Philip'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astley Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Upper Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Road β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Upper Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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