Total Crime Rate

166.1 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 166.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upper Stone Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 67th 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 166.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (β‰ˆ 76.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Stone Street (ME15 6HE), the main crime hotspot is near Granada Street. Police recorded 200 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Stone Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knightrider Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knightrider Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Knightrider Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Knightrider Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knightrider Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knightrider Court β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romney Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rawdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Granada Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granada Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Granada Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Granada Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Romney Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Granada Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lower Stone Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street East β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Foster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Foster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Stone Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Stone Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Stone Street β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Lower Stone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Padsole Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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