Crime Rates at Bournewood Close, Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8TJ

Bournewood Close area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 189th 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 Bournewood Close (ME15 8TJ) in the last 12 months was 71.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bournewood Close (ME15 8TJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 60 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.