Total Crime Rate

180.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 180.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 46.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.4 9/10
  • Other theft 23.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cuxton Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 50th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cuxton Road (ME15 9YF) in the last 12 months was 180.6 per 1,000 residents and was 264.0% higher than the Bearsted & Downswood average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 169.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cuxton Road (ME15 9YF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cobb Way, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wallis Oak Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cuxton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuxton Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dudley Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuxton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wallis Oak Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuxton Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dudley Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coldred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bircholt Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bircholt Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bircholt Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bircholt Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bircholt Road —
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Data Sources

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