Total Crime Rate

33.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 33.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

Bell Way area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 151st lowest 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 Bell Way (ME17 3QH) in the last 12 months was 33.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bell Way (ME17 3QH), 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 Bell Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bell Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Wychlings Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heatherwood Close —
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Data Sources

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