Total Crime Rate

144.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 144.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Other crime 15.1 10/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Farleigh Hill area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 85th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Farleigh Hill (ME15 6AA) in the last 12 months was 144.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% higher than the Fant & Oakwood average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 73.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farleigh Hill (ME15 6AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wharf Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Millbrook Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Farleigh Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockwell Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Farleigh Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Farleigh Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Passmore Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millbrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Farleigh Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millbrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rockwell Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Square
Sep 2025Burglary St Stephen'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Farleigh Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Farleigh Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Pine Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wharf Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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