Total Crime Rate

66.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Deringwood Parade area has the 31st highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 198th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Deringwood Parade (ME15 8XW) in the last 12 months was 66.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% higher than the Bearsted & Downswood average (43.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deringwood Parade (ME15 8XW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Longham Copse, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Merton Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Deringwood Parade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Horton Downs Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Chiltern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Foxden Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxden Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kings Acre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longham Copse —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spot Lane —
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Data Sources

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