Crime Rates at Belts Wood, Maidstone, ME15 9GL

Belts Wood area has the 8th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Park Wood & Mangravet , and the 62nd highest 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 Belts Wood (ME15 9GL) in the last 12 months was 171.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% higher than the Park Wood & Mangravet average (110.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -67.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 72.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belts Wood (ME15 9GL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hollingworth Road, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wallis Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.