Crime Rates at Old School Place, Maidstone, ME14 1EQ

Old School Place area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 217th lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old School Place (ME14 1EQ) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% lower than the Grove Green & Vinters Park average (60.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old School Place (ME14 1EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.