Total Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 73.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 30.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 17.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Public order 1.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Tovil Green area has the 13th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 184th 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 Tovil Green (ME15 6RL) in the last 12 months was 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tovil Green (ME15 6RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poppy Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roseholme (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tovil Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farleigh Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roseholme Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Boatyard —
Apr 2026Other theft Poppy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Poppy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Tail Race —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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