Total Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 65.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 46.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lower Fant Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 211th 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 8EA) in the last 12 months was 65.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Fant Road (ME16 8EA), 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 Lower Fant Road area

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

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