Total Crime Rate
46.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Warmlake 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.
View Crime In Maidstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chartway Street | Under investigation |
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