Crime Rates at Cutbush Close, Harrietsham, Maidstone, ME17 1LY

Cutbush Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Boxley Downs , and the 64th 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 Cutbush Close (ME17 1LY) in the last 12 months was 19.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% lower than the Boxley Downs average (67.8 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cutbush Close (ME17 1LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southfields Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.