Crime Rates at Greenside, Maidstone, ME15 7SA

Greenside area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 106th 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 Greenside (ME15 7SA) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% lower than the Bearsted & Downswood average (49.6 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 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenside (ME15 7SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Padsole Lane, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Square Hill (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.