Total Crime Rate
76.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cheviot Gardens area has the 24th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 167th 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 Cheviot Gardens (ME15 8TE) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cheviot Gardens (ME15 8TE), 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.
View Crime In Maidstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rhodewood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mallards Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kings Acre | Under investigation |
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