Total Crime Rate
822.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
269.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hengist Court area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 5th 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 Hengist Court (ME14 1BT) in the last 12 months was 822.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1310.9% 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 Shoplifting with 115 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 114 (≈ 269.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hengist Court (ME14 1BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Granada Street, where police recorded 227 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (76 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Maidstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Padsole Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeffrey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeffrey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeffrey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeffrey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeffrey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Union Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Union Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wyatt Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wyatt Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wyatt Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyatt Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wyatt Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wyatt Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsham Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Anne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | River Bank Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Padsole Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
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