Crime Rates at Bell Farm Gardens, Barming, Maidstone, ME16 9QA

Bell Farm Gardens area has the 20th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Barming Heath & Teston , and the 197th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bell Farm Gardens (ME16 9QA) in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% lower than the Barming Heath & Teston average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 850.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 566.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bell Farm Gardens (ME16 9QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bermelie Fields, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carpenters Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.