Total Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • 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
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lansdowne Avenue area has the 54th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 188th 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 Lansdowne Avenue (ME15 9DL) in the last 12 months was 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% lower than the Bearsted & Downswood average (43.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lansdowne Avenue (ME15 9DL), the main crime hotspot is near Lynley Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lansdowne Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weald Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wexford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lynley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennison Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennison Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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