Crime Rates at Bychurch Place, Maidstone, ME15 7UQ

Bychurch Place area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 60th lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bychurch Place (ME15 7UQ) in the last 12 months was 18.4 per 1,000 residents and was 81.7% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bychurch Place (ME15 7UQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barton Road, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foster Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.