Total Crime Rate
270.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
129.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Union Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 29th 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 Union Street (ME14 1EE) in the last 12 months was 270.4 per 1,000 residents and was 363.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -22.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 129.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Union Street (ME14 1EE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 138 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Maidstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Union Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Union Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeffrey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeffrey 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 | Shoplifting | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wyatt Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Well Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Well Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Well Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wyatt Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wyatt Street | Under investigation |
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