Total Crime Rate
15.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rutland Way area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 47th 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 Rutland Way (ME15 8DR) in the last 12 months was 15.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% lower than the Bearsted & Downswood average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Rutland Way (ME15 8DR), 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.
View Crime In Maidstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Gardens | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Claygate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Drawbridge Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Drawbridge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drawbridge Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beauworth Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drawbridge Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gloucester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gloucester Road | Under investigation |
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