Total Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 10.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hermitage Lane area has the 41st highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 245th highest 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 Hermitage Lane (ME17 4DA) in the last 12 months was 58.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Hermitage Lane area

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Data Sources

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