Total Crime Rate

105.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 105.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westmorland Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Park Wood & Mangravet , and the 129th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westmorland Road (ME15 8BE) in the last 12 months was 105.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% higher than the Park Wood & Mangravet average (101.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westmorland Road (ME15 8BE), the main crime hotspot is near Oxford Gardens. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westmorland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Willington Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westmorland Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Westmorland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmorland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmorland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sterry Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beauworth Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drawbridge Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drawbridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drawbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Westmorland Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmorland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Willington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drawbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Gardens —
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Data Sources

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