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

Willow Way 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 Willow Way (ME15 7RJ) 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 Willow Way (ME15 7RJ), 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 Willow Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Upper Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Spinney β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
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 2025Criminal damage and arson The Spinney Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Spinney Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Spinney β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Spinney β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Upper Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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