Total Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.6 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 82.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 15.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Deringwood Parade area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 159th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Deringwood Parade (ME15 8XW) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% higher than the Bearsted & Downswood average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deringwood Parade (ME15 8XW), the main crime hotspot is near Chiltern Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Deringwood Parade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longham Copse —
Apr 2026Other theft Kings Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spot Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horton Downs —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhodewood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxden Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Foxden Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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