Total Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 27.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.8 3/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blythe Road 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 Blythe Road (ME15 7TR) 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 Blythe Road (ME15 7TR), the main crime hotspot is near Square Hill. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blythe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Tree Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Square Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birch Tree Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Square Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Square Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Square Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Blythe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Square Hill —
Apr 2026Public order Astley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Square Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Square Hill —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Andrew Broughton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Square Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Bank Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Bank Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Square Hill —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mote Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntsman Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntsman Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Huntsman Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Tree Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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