Total Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 46.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 16.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Warmlake Road area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 213th lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Warmlake Road (ME17 3LP) in the last 12 months was 46.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warmlake Road (ME17 3LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West View, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chartway Street (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Warmlake Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chartway Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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