Total Crime Rate

111.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.4 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 111.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 31.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

This area has the 10th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 118th 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 This (ME16 8DE) in the last 12 months was 111.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% higher than the Fant & Oakwood average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode ME16 8DE, the main crime hotspot is near Bazalgette Rise. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in ME16 8DE area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Unicumes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Unicumes Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Pope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Unicumes Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bazalgette Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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