Total Crime Rate

65.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 65.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Lane area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 203rd 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 Park Lane (ME17 4JJ) in the last 12 months was 65.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% higher 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Lane (ME17 4JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gandy'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gandy'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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