Total Crime Rate

73.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 73.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Postmill Drive area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 178th 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 Postmill Drive (ME15 6FY) in the last 12 months was 73.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Postmill Drive (ME15 6FY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 24 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 Postmill Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Passmore Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cornhill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornhill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barfreston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millbrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millbrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Stephen'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Square

Data Sources

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