Crime Rates at Fant Lane, Maidstone, ME16 8NL

Fant Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Barming Heath & Teston , and the 103rd 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 Fant Lane (ME16 8NL) in the last 12 months was 124.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% higher than the Barming Heath & Teston average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fant Lane (ME16 8NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodford Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hambledon Court (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.