Total Crime Rate

15.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 15.1 1/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bower Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 43rd lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bower Street (ME16 8BB) in the last 12 months was 15.1 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% lower than the Allington & Bridge average (99.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bower Street (ME16 8BB), the main crime hotspot is near Doddington Court. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bower Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bower Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Doddington Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaverbrook Mews —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St George'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birnam Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Birnam Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Birnam Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doddington Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rycault Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bower Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Orchard Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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