Total Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Saltwood Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 186th lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saltwood Road (ME15 6UY) in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saltwood Road (ME15 6UY), 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 Saltwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Hill —
Apr 2026Other theft Forest Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Newchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langton Way —
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 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
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Data Sources

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