Total Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 67.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wharf Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 200th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wharf Road (ME15 6RT) in the last 12 months was 67.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% lower than the Fant & Oakwood average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharf Road (ME15 6RT), the main crime hotspot is near Bower Lane. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wharf Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farleigh Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Straw Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Church Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Boatyard —
Apr 2026Drugs Bower Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Florence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bower Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Tail Race —
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Data Sources

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