Total Crime Rate

285.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.9 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 285.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 133.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 100.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Greenfields area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 27th 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 Greenfields (ME15 8ET) in the last 12 months was 285.4 per 1,000 residents and was 475.2% higher than the Bearsted & Downswood average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 100.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenfields (ME15 8ET), the main crime hotspot is near Oxford Gardens. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greenfields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drawbridge Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Otterbourne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Beams —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Beams Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beauworth Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Willington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drawbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drawbridge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drawbridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Gardens —
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Data Sources

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