Total Crime Rate
145.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Upper Stone Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 80th 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 Upper Stone Street (ME15 6HE) in the last 12 months was 145.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% higher than the Fant & Oakwood average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Upper Stone Street (ME15 6HE), the main crime hotspot is near Granada Street. Police recorded 227 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Maidstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Padsole Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Philip'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Waterloo Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hastings Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Philip'S Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Astley Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Granada Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Granada Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Granada Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Granada Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Granada Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Granada Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Granada Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Granada Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Granada Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foster Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Foster Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Foster Street | — |
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