Total Crime Rate
47.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hadaway Road area has the 50th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 221st 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 Hadaway Road (ME17 3FG) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% lower than the Bearsted & Downswood average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hadaway Road (ME17 3FG), 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.
View Crime In Maidstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baker Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gates Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gates Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Laight Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Laight Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Baker Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baker Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wenham Drive | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Winch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Laight Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wenham Drive | Local resolution |
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