Total Crime Rate
22.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chestnut Drive area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 79th 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 3PP) in the last 12 months was 22.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% lower than the Bearsted & Downswood average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chestnut Drive (ME17 3PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitehall Drive, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peter Pease Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Maidstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehall Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Peter Pease Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elder Close | — |
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