Total Crime Rate
88.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Farnborough Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 146th 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 Farnborough Close (ME16 8UE) in the last 12 months was 88.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Farnborough Close (ME16 8UE), 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.
View Crime In Fant & Oakwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tonbridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hartnup Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tonbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tonbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hartnup Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Margarets Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hambledon Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlbury Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | The Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fant Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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