Total Crime Rate

75.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 75.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 34.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Betsham Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Park Wood & Mangravet , and the 171st 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 Betsham Road (ME15 8TY) in the last 12 months was 75.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% lower than the Park Wood & Mangravet average (110.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -52.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Betsham Road (ME15 8TY), the main crime hotspot is near Oak Trees. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Betsham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fordcombe Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A274 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellmeadow —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellmeadow —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellmeadow —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Francis Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doncaster Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Trees Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Trees Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Trees —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Longparish Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Trees Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taunton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sutton Heights Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell Shaw Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bell Shaw Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenborough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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