Total Crime Rate

1146.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1146.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 373.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 191.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 185.1 10/10
  • Public order 152.6 10/10
  • Drugs 103.9 10/10
  • Other theft 61.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.5 10/10
  • Other crime 16.2 10/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Knightrider Street area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knightrider Street (ME15 6LP) in the last 12 months was 1146.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1041.2% 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 115 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 137.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 171 (≈ 555.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 207.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knightrider Street (ME15 6LP), the main crime hotspot is near Gabriel'S Hill. Police recorded 291 crimes here, including 140 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knightrider Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/113)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knightrider Court —
Sep 2025Drugs Lower Stone Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knightrider Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knightrider Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regency Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Foster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Foster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Stone Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Stone Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Lower Stone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Knightrider Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Gabriel'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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