Crime Rates at Bower Street, Maidstone, ME16 8SD

Bower Street area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 238th 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 8SD) in the last 12 months was 51.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% lower than the Allington & Bridge average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bower Street (ME16 8SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bower Lane, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bower Terrace (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.