Total Crime Rate

97.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gleaming Wood Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Boxley Downs , and the 127th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

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 Gleaming Wood Drive (ME5 8XX) in the last 12 months was 97.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% higher than the Boxley Downs average (70.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gleaming Wood Drive (ME5 8XX), the main crime hotspot is near Fir Tree Grove. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gleaming Wood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Timber Tops Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Timber Tops Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Autumn Glade Under investigation
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Data Sources

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