Total Crime Rate

75.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 75.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 1.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Cosford Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 177th 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 Cosford Road (ME15 8WS) in the last 12 months was 75.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cosford Road (ME15 8WS), the main crime hotspot is near Laight Road. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cosford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Winch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gates Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gates Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walter Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walter Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Laight Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Laight Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Laight Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sears Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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