Total Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 23.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 8.6 2/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • 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
  • 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 lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 84th lowest 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 8DB) in the last 12 months was 23.0 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Fant Road (ME16 8DB), the main crime hotspot is near Penny Cress Gardens. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Fant Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Unicumes Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penny Cress Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bazalgette Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penny Cress Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Penny Cress Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penny Cress Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Upper Fant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penny Cress Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Penny Cress Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charlton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Charlton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Charlton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Unicumes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Unicumes Lane —
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Data Sources

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