Total Crime Rate

112.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 112.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Bell Meadow area has the 16th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Park Wood & Mangravet , and the 116th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bell Meadow (ME15 9NB) in the last 12 months was 112.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bell Meadow (ME15 9NB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bell Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jordan Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Francis Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penfold Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penfold Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penfold Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Acorn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acorn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herald Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenborough Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Shaw Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft A274 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bellmeadow —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lady Shaw Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Senacre Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallis Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Francis Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutton Heights —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Disraeli Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Disraeli Close —
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Data Sources

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