Crime Rate in Grove Green & Vinters Park, ward

Grove Green & Vinters Park has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Maidstone district and the 3464th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 606th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Grove Green & Vinters Park in the last 12 months was 60.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% lower than the Maidstone district average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Grove Green & Vinters Park’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 285 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 43.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 325 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Grove Green & Vinters Park ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Exton Gardens. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 88 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.