Bearsted & Downswood
Middle areaNorth Maidstone. 8,039 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Bearsted & Downswood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Bearsted & Downswood
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bearsted & Downswood at a rate of 37.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 85.4 per 1,000 people across Maidstone.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 110 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 97 |
| Other crime | 34 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 21 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Shoplifting | 9 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Drug offences | 5 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Bearsted & Downswood compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Bearsted & Downswood safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bearsted & Downswood at a rate of 37.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 85.4 per 1,000 people across Maidstone.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 30 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bearsted & Downswood.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (110), anti-social behaviour (97) and other crime (34).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Maidstone
These figures are published for the whole of Maidstone, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Maidstone and not Bearsted & Downswood alone. See Maidstone
Bearsted & Downswood in brief
The median price paid for a home in Bearsted & Downswood was £425,000 in 2025.
Bearsted & Downswood had 8,032 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Bearsted & Downswood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bearsted & Downswood, 93.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.