Crime Rates at Lower Road, Maidstone, ME15 7RQ

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 7RQ) 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 (≈ 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 7RQ), the main crime hotspot is near Barton Road. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.