Total Crime Rate

951.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

461.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 951.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 461.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 289.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 198.1 10/10
  • Public order 152.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 139.6 10/10
  • Drugs 42.2 10/10
  • Other theft 42.2 10/10
  • Other crime 22.7 10/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.7 10/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 4th 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 951.3 per 1,000 residents and was 861.1% 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 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -53.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 142 (≈ 461.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knightrider Street (ME15 6LP), the main crime hotspot is near Gabriel'S Hill. Police recorded 264 crimes here, including 125 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granada Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Brunswick Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granada Street —
Apr 2026Public order Rawdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granada Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granada Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granada Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granada Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gabriel'S Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gabriel'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gabriel'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Padsole Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gabriel'S Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gabriel'S Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gabriel'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gabriel'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Rawdon Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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