Total Crime Rate

29.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · 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 29.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadow Walk area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 123rd 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 Meadow Walk (ME15 7RX) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Walk (ME15 7RX), 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 Square Hill (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime St Philip'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Square Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Square Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Square Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
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 Lower Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Upper Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Upper Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astley Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Square Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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