Total Crime Rate
36.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fieldfare Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 170th lowest 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 Fieldfare Drive (ME15 6XL) in the last 12 months was 36.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% lower than the Fant & Oakwood average (100.4 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fieldfare Drive (ME15 6XL), the main crime hotspot is near Postley Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Fant & Oakwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Newchurch Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Monarch Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Forest Hill | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Watersmeet Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Forest Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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