Total Crime Rate

173.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 173.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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 8th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 60th 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 173.1 per 1,000 residents and was 294.9% higher than the Bearsted & Downswood average (43.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapman Avenue (ME15 8EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willington Street, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shropshire Terrace (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chapman Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Garden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ifield Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beauworth Park —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beauworth Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wingham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willington Street —
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Data Sources

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