Total Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.1 5/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chapman Avenue area has the 39th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 244th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chapman Avenue (ME15 8EG) in the last 12 months was 54.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% higher than the Bearsted & Downswood average (43.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapman Avenue (ME15 8EG), the main crime hotspot is near The Beams. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapman Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Beams Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Beams —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willington Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otterbourne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otterbourne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otterbourne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otterbourne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beauworth Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beauworth Park —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longham Copse —
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Data Sources

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