Total Crime Rate

126.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 126.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.9 9/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westmorland Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Park Wood & Mangravet , and the 99th 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 8BQ) in the last 12 months was 126.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% higher than the Park Wood & Mangravet average (110.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -84.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 82.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westmorland Road (ME15 8BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Oxford Gardens. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 46 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 (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highland Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beauworth Park —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lancashire Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancashire Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Westmorland Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Highland Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Highland Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beauworth Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Oxford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Drawbridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drawbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willington Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Buckingham Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Northumberland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drawbridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drawbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Drawbridge Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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