Crime Rates at Gault Close, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8PG

Gault Close area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 171st lowest 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 Gault Close (ME15 8PG) in the last 12 months was 37.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gault Close (ME15 8PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mallards Way, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chiltern Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.