Total Crime Rate
173.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sherbourne Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Fant & Oakwood , and the 56th 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 Sherbourne Drive (ME16 8UG) in the last 12 months was 173.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% higher than the Fant & Oakwood average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 144.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sherbourne Drive (ME16 8UG), the main crime hotspot is near Western Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Maidstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Laurels | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gatland Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodford Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodford Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmstone Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmstone Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmstone Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elmstone Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmstone Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gatland Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Laurels | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodford Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridgway | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridgway | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridgway | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridgway | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridgway | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridgway | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridgway | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridgway | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ridgway | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodford Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gatland Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodford Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodford Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowdrey Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodford Road | β |
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