Total Crime Rate

151.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.3 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 151.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 41.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lower Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 73rd 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 Lower Street (ME17 1RN) in the last 12 months was 151.5 per 1,000 residents and was 205.4% higher than the Bearsted & Downswood average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Street (ME17 1RN), the main crime hotspot is near Lower Street. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wykeham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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