Total Crime Rate

21.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.1 2/10
  • Violent crimes 10.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Denstead Walk area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Park Wood & Mangravet , and the 71st lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Denstead Walk (ME15 8UJ) in the last 12 months was 21.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% lower than the Park Wood & Mangravet average (101.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denstead Walk (ME15 8UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Denstead Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taunton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hartley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutton Heights
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Senacre Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Doncaster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Francis Lane
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Francis Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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