Total Crime Rate
236.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mote Park area has the 4th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 40th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mote Park (ME15 8EA) in the last 12 months was 236.1 per 1,000 residents and was 438.6% higher than the Bearsted & Downswood average (43.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (β 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mote Park (ME15 8EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Beams (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bearsted & Downswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Foxden Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Beams | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxden Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Otterbourne Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Otterbourne Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Otterbourne Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Otterbourne Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oldfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Beams | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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