Total Crime Rate

145.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.4 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 145.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Other theft 17.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Melville Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 80th 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 Melville Road (ME15 7UR) in the last 12 months was 145.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melville Road (ME15 7UR), the main crime hotspot is near Granada Street. Police recorded 227 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melville Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/92)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Granada Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foster Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foster Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barton Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Brunswick Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Astley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Barton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Padsole Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodville Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Stone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Granada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lower Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Padsole Lane Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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