Total Crime Rate

128.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.2 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 128.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brenchley Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 100th 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 Brenchley Road (ME15 6UH) in the last 12 months was 128.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brenchley Road (ME15 6UH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Tovil Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Courtenay Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brenchley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tilling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Tovil Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Langton Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Sancroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ramsey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilling Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Newchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Hill
Apr 2026Other theft Forest Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River View Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Runcie Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Runcie Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Islip Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langton Way

Data Sources

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