Total Crime Rate

103.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 103.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lower Fant Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Fant Road (ME16 8DL) in the last 12 months was 103.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.1% higher than the Allington & Bridge average (99.3 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Fant Road (ME16 8DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poppy Close, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Michael'S Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Fant Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St George'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft All Angels Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roseholme Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St Michael'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Roseholme Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roseholme Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poppy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poppy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashdown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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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