Crime Rates at Bow Road, Wateringbury, Maidstone, ME18 5DN

Bow Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury , and the 57th highest crime rate of 401 local areas in Tonbridge and Malling .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bow Road (ME18 5DN) in the last 12 months was 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 133.9% higher than the East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury average (55.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bow Road (ME18 5DN), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.