Total Crime Rate

92.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 92.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Roman Way area has the 18th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 138th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Roman Way (ME17 4SG) in the last 12 months was 92.3 per 1,000 residents and was 110.6% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 221.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roman Way (ME17 4SG), the main crime hotspot is near Chestnut Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Roman Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penfold Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collington Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chestnut Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Chestnut Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goldings Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Way —
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Data Sources

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