Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 166.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 100.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chapman Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 58th 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 Chapman Avenue (ME15 8EL) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 235.9% higher than the Bearsted & Downswood average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 100.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapman Avenue (ME15 8EL), the main crime hotspot is near Kennington Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 6 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wingham Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Willington Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennington Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennington Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beauworth Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graveney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Willington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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