Total Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.2 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 96.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Drugs 15.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Baker Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 136th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Baker Road (ME17 3GP) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 93.8% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baker Road (ME17 3GP), 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 Baker Road area

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

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