Total Crime Rate

110.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 110.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 51.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 30.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Muir Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 121st 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 Muir Road (ME15 6PX) in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% higher than the Fant & Oakwood average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Muir Road (ME15 6PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barton Road, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foster Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Muir Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sheal'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rawdon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knightrider Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knightrider Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knightrider Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knightrider Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilling Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tilling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rawdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Tovil Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Stagshaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rawdon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Waterloo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Knightrider Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salem Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ramsey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Regency Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barton Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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