Total Crime Rate

69.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 69.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Merton Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 189th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merton Road (ME15 8LJ) in the last 12 months was 69.1 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% higher than the Bearsted & Downswood average (43.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merton Road (ME15 8LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Merton Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Merton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willington Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Willington Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chiltern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spot Lane —
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Data Sources

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