Total Crime Rate

105.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 105.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Old School Lane area has the 17th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 128th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old School Lane (ME15 8FF) in the last 12 months was 105.6 per 1,000 residents and was 112.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old School Lane (ME15 8FF), 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 Old School Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claygate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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