Total Crime Rate

80.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 80.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Palace Industrial Estate area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 156th 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 Palace Industrial Estate (ME15 9XU) in the last 12 months was 80.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.5% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palace Industrial Estate (ME15 9XU), the main crime hotspot is near Chestnut Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Palace Industrial Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bicknor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brishing Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Chestnut Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Chestnut Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collington Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brishing Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brishing Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brishing Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brishing Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brishing Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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