Total Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 19.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Flood Hatch area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 226th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Flood Hatch (ME15 6FS) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% lower than the Fant & Oakwood average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flood Hatch (ME15 6FS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poppy Close, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roseholme (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Flood Hatch area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poppy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roseholme Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poppy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Higham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roseholme Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Roseholme Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pine Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Tail Race Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft The Tail Race Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Tail Race Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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