Total Crime Rate

40.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Gravelly Bottom Road area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 194th 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 Gravelly Bottom Road (ME17 3PY) in the last 12 months was 40.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% lower than the Bearsted & Downswood average (43.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gravelly Bottom Road (ME17 3PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitehall Drive, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ivy Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gravelly Bottom Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heatherwood Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashford Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Wychlings Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elder Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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