Total Crime Rate
21.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Denstead 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.
View Crime In Maidstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Taunton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hartley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sutton Heights | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Senacre Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Doncaster Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Francis Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Francis Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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