Total Crime Rate

122.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 122.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 105th 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 Church Street (ME15 6RB) in the last 12 months was 122.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (ME15 6RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Millbrook Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Florence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farleigh Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Tail Race
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Straw Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Church Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eccleston Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millbrook Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barfreston Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Boatyard

Data Sources

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