Total Crime Rate

236.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 236.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 124.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ufton Close 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 Ufton Close (ME15 8EH) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Ufton Close (ME15 8EH), 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 Ufton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beauworth Park —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beauworth Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longham Copse —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxden Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Foxden Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Beams Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Beams —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otterbourne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otterbourne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otterbourne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otterbourne Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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