Total Crime Rate

543.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

164.3 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 543.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 198.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 164.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.7 10/10
  • Drugs 39.7 10/10
  • Other theft 31.2 10/10
  • Public order 25.5 10/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Union Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 9th 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 Union Street (ME14 1EB) in the last 12 months was 543.9 per 1,000 residents and was 832.8% 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 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 164.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Street (ME14 1EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 291 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gabriel'S Hill (125 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Union Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/194)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pudding Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A20 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A20 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order A20 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Granada Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Granada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Granada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Granada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Granada Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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