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

Bow Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 404 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 104.4 per 1,000 residents and was 94.2% higher than the East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury average (53.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bow Road (ME18 5DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bow Hill, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.