Total Crime Rate

130.7 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 130.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

Fernhill Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Barming Heath & Teston , and the 95th 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 Fernhill Road (ME16 9BW) in the last 12 months was 130.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% higher than the Barming Heath & Teston average (108.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 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 Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fernhill Road (ME16 9BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farleigh Lane, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elmstone Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fernhill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridgway —
Sep 2025Other theft Farleigh Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Terminus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Terminus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Terminus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elmstone Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckworth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beckworth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Terminus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beckworth Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Terminus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fernhill Road —
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Data Sources

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