Total Crime Rate

180.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.8 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 180.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 46.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.4 9/10
  • Other theft 23.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Edmett Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 50th 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 Edmett Way (ME17 3FA) in the last 12 months was 180.6 per 1,000 residents and was 264.0% higher than the Bearsted & Downswood average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 169.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edmett Way (ME17 3FA), the main crime hotspot is near Laight Road. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edmett Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Laight Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Baker Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wenham Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wenham Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Laight Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gates Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gates Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Laight Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Winch Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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