Total Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 60.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Courtenay Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 236th 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 Courtenay Road (ME15 6UL) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 111.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 111.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Courtenay Road (ME15 6UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Langton Way, where police recorded 26 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 Courtenay Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Sancroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Runcie Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Newchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barfreston Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Forest Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Hill —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Islip Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Runcie Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langton Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Langton Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ramsey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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