Total Crime Rate

73.8 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 73.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Lockham Farm Avenue area has the 26th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 174th 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 Lockham Farm Avenue (ME17 4US) in the last 12 months was 73.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lockham Farm Avenue (ME17 4US), the main crime hotspot is near Darwin Avenue. Police recorded 134 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 Lockham Farm Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darwin Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foster Clarke Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darwin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Keele Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morris Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morris Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Darwin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Darwin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bodkins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darwin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clare Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clare Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clare Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Foster Clarke Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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