Total Crime Rate

12.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 12.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 27th 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 Gatland Lane (ME16 8PG) in the last 12 months was 12.1 per 1,000 residents and was 87.9% lower than the Fant & Oakwood average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gatland Lane (ME16 8PG), 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridgway —
Sep 2025Other theft Hambledon Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fant Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tonbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tonbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elmstone Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margarets Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tonbridge Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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