Total Crime Rate

92.4 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 92.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Firmin Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 137th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Firmin Avenue (ME17 4TG) in the last 12 months was 92.4 per 1,000 residents and was 110.9% higher than the Bearsted & Downswood average (43.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Firmin Avenue (ME17 4TG), the main crime hotspot is near Clare Way. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Firmin Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bodkins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clare Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clare Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clare Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morris Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morris Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Foster Clarke Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foster Clarke Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Keele Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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