Total Crime Rate

93.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Coombe Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 136th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Coombe Road (ME15 6YR) in the last 12 months was 93.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coombe Road (ME15 6YR), the main crime hotspot is near Old Tovil Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Coombe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Underwood Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Edward Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sancroft Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barfreston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Forest Hill Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forest Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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