Total Crime Rate

592.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

216.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 592.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 216.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 175.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 165.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.1 10/10
  • Drugs 51.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 38.7 8/10
  • Public order 33.5 10/10
  • Other crime 23.2 10/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 8th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (ME14 1BJ) in the last 12 months was 592.8 per 1,000 residents and was 916.6% higher than the Grove Green & Vinters Park average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 216.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (ME14 1BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Gabriel'S Hill. Police recorded 264 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/179)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gabriel'S Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Week Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Granada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Well Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Burglary Gabriel'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Well Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Well Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Granada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Week Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Week Street —
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Data Sources

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