Crap Towns / Bearsted / Crime

How much crime is there in Bearsted?

The police recorded 29.4 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Bearsted from September 2023 to August 2026, 61% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 14.5. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 25.2, down from 32.2 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	32.2	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	30.9	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	25.2	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	14.5	34.1
Vehicle crime	3.1	3.8
Other theft	3.0	5.4
Criminal damage and arson	2.6	7.0
Shoplifting	1.6	7.1
Burglary	1.4	3.1
Public order	1.4	6.6
Drugs	0.8	2.4
Other crime	0.8	2.0
Possession of weapons	0.2	0.8
Robbery	less than 0.1	0.6
Theft from the person	less than 0.1	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.0	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Chatham	10.6 km	109
Maidstone	3.7 km	96.1
Rochester	14.9 km	89.3
Sittingbourne	14.4 km	89.0
Gillingham	10.4 km	86.5
Snodland	11.4 km	78.9
Staplehurst	11.4 km	56.6
Larkfield	9.5 km	54.5
Coxheath	5.6 km	48.4
Kings Hill	11.4 km	33.0
Bearsted	–	29.4
The typical town	–	76.2