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 1ED) 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 1ED), 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 Union Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/175)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Quarry Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Quarry Square Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Quarry Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gabriel'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gabriel'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gabriel'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gabriel'S Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gabriel'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jeffrey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Well Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Granada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granada Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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