Total Crime Rate
36.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bushy Grove area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 165th 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 Bushy Grove (ME17 3QL) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bushy Grove (ME17 3QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitehall Drive, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nine Oaks Court (3 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Elder Close | — |
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