Total Crime Rate

85.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 85.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Upper Fant Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 154th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Fant Road (ME16 8BU) in the last 12 months was 85.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% lower than the Allington & Bridge average (95.6 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 Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Fant Road (ME16 8BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bower Lane, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roseholme (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Fant Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bower Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roseholme Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Poppy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Upper Fant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Tail Race —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Poppy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bower Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Evelyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St George'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime All Angels Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Road —
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Data Sources

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