Total Crime Rate

14.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 14.1 1/10
  • Violent crimes 4.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Queen Elizabeth Square area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 39th 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 Queen Elizabeth Square (ME15 9DG) in the last 12 months was 14.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% lower than the Bearsted & Downswood average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Elizabeth Square (ME15 9DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Darwin Avenue, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clare Way (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queen Elizabeth Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Keble Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wexford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wexford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Darwin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wexford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wexford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harling Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennison Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennison Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morris Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Darwin Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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