Total Crime Rate
100.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hayle Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 124th 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 Hayle Road (ME15 6PE) in the last 12 months was 100.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -62.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hayle Road (ME15 6PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Knightrider Court, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foster Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fant & Oakwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knightrider Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tilling Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Stone Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rawdon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sancroft Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightrider Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenhithe | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foster Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Foster Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Foster Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knightrider Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Knightrider Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Knightrider Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightrider Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stagshaw Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stagshaw Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King Edward Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | College Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regency Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodville Road | Under investigation |
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