Total Crime Rate
30.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chart Corner area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chart Corner (ME17 3SB) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chart Corner (ME17 3SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warmlake Road, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marsham Crescent (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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