Total Crime Rate

123.2 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 123.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Oxford Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 101st 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 Oxford Road (ME15 8DQ) in the last 12 months was 123.2 per 1,000 residents and was 181.0% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Road (ME15 8DQ), 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 Oxford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Oxford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Durham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sussex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sussex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claygate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Claygate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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