Total Crime Rate

25.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 25.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upper Fant Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 98th lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Fant Road (ME16 8DA) in the last 12 months was 25.9 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Fant Road (ME16 8DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Penny Cress Gardens, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Unicumes Lane (14 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penny Cress Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penny Cress Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penny Cress Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penny Cress Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons The Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penny Cress Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Upper Fant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Fant Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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