Crime Rate in Fant & Oakwood, ward

Fant & Oakwood has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Maidstone district and the 1750th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 215th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Fant & Oakwood in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% higher than the Maidstone district average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Fant & Oakwood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 626 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 64.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 710 (≈ 51.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Fant & Oakwood ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 115 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Western Road (102 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.