Total Crime Rate

212.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 212.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 100.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 54.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Barton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 41st 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 Barton Road (ME15 7BU) in the last 12 months was 212.1 per 1,000 residents and was 114.3% higher than the Fant & Oakwood average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barton Road (ME15 7BU), the main crime hotspot is near Barton Road. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sheal'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sheal'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheal'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brunswick Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Waterloo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Beech Hurst Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barton Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sheal'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Hurst Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Stagshaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St Philip'S Avenue Local resolution
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Data Sources

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