Total Crime Rate

73.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 73.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Burglary 1.5 1/10
  • Drugs 1.5 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sutton Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 176th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sutton Road (ME17 3NG) in the last 12 months was 73.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% higher than the Bearsted & Downswood average (43.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sutton Road (ME17 3NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Laight Road, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shoebridge Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sutton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bowles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Laight Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wiles Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wiles Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walter Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walter Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sendles Field —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowles Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Filbert Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowles Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edmett Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pearson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadaway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Laight Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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