Total Crime Rate

29.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.4 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 29.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 19.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • 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
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

Moorhen Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moorhen Road (ME15 6XJ) in the last 12 months was 29.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorhen Road (ME15 6XJ), the main crime hotspot is near Forest Hill. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorhen Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Forest Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buxton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Newchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhen Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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