Total Crime Rate

73.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.3 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 73.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 28.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 12th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 183rd 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 Brenchley Road (ME15 6UT) in the last 12 months was 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brenchley Road (ME15 6UT), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River View Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sancroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Langton Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langton Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Tovil Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ramsey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Islip Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barfreston Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Forest Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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