Total Crime Rate

130.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 130.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cotswold Gardens area has the 13th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 96th 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 Cotswold Gardens (ME15 8TB) in the last 12 months was 130.7 per 1,000 residents and was 163.3% 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 Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotswold Gardens (ME15 8TB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cotswold Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhodewood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mallards Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Kings Acre Under investigation
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Data Sources

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