Crime Rates at Oakwood Park, Maidstone, ME16 8AE

Oakwood Park area has the 5th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Barming Heath & Teston , and the 51st highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakwood Park (ME16 8AE) in the last 12 months was 191.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% higher than the Barming Heath & Teston average (108.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 91.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakwood Park (ME16 8AE), the main crime hotspot is near Hadlow Close. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.