Total Crime Rate
82.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beaconsfield Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 153rd 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 Beaconsfield Road (ME15 6RZ) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beaconsfield Road (ME15 6RZ), the main crime hotspot is near Charles Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Fant & Oakwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Farleigh Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wharf Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charles Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lindisfarne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lindisfarne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindisfarne Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Farleigh Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Farleigh Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornhill Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Farleigh Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Farleigh Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Millbrook Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Millbrook Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cornhill Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hughenden Reach | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Boatyard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Stephen'S Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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