Total Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 37.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

Pope Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 174th lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pope Street (ME16 8LQ) in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pope Street (ME16 8LQ), 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 Pope Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penny Cress Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hartnup Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons The Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penny Cress Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penny Cress Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penny Cress Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penny Cress Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hartnup Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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