Total Crime Rate

179.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 179.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Drugs 22.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Kingsley Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 52nd 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 Kingsley Road (ME15 7UL) in the last 12 months was 179.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.7% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsley Road (ME15 7UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barton Road, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foster Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Padsole Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Sheal'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barton Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Beech Hurst Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Hurst Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sheal'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sheal'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rawdon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheal'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Padsole Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Philip'S Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Padsole Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Padsole Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Padsole Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philip'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rawdon Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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