Total Crime Rate

131.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 131.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Coombe Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 93rd 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 Coombe Road (ME15 6UG) in the last 12 months was 131.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coombe Road (ME15 6UG), the main crime hotspot is near Old Tovil Road. Police recorded 41 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 Coombe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Forest Hill Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Underwood Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Edward Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sancroft Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Newchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forest Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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