Total Crime Rate

113.9 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 113.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • 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

Gatland Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 108th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gatland Lane (ME16 8PF) in the last 12 months was 113.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% higher than the Fant & Oakwood average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gatland Lane (ME16 8PF), the main crime hotspot is near Western Road. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gatland Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tonbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fant Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hambledon Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margarets Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elmstone Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tonbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridgway —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tonbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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