Total Crime Rate

48.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 48.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chestnut Drive area has the 46th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 232nd 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 Chestnut Drive (ME17 3PD) in the last 12 months was 48.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Drive (ME17 3PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitehall Drive, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elder Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chestnut Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Wychlings Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elder Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashford Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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