Total Crime Rate

51.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.5 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 51.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 13.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sutton Road area has the 46th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 236th lowest 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 Sutton Road (ME15 9AE) in the last 12 months was 51.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sutton Road (ME15 9AE), the main crime hotspot is near North View. Police recorded 26 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 Sutton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North View Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hazlitt Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawkes Way —
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Data Sources

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