Total Crime Rate
136.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bell Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Park Wood & Mangravet , and the 86th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bell Road (ME15 9ED) in the last 12 months was 136.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% higher than the Park Wood & Mangravet average (101.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bell Road (ME15 9ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Acorn Place, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wallis Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Maidstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bell Shaw | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Francis Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Penfold Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Disraeli Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Disraeli Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosemary Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penfold Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Francis Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sutton Heights | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Acorn Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acorn Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wallis Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Penfold Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Senacre Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A274 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lady Shaw | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bellmeadow | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herald Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hollingworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollingworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollingworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollingworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jordan Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hollingworth Road | — |
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