Total Crime Rate

270.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.6 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 270.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 129.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.3 10/10
  • Drugs 31.0 10/10
  • Other crime 22.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Friars Court 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 Friars Court (ME14 1ER) 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 Friars Court (ME14 1ER), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Friars Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/77)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Bank Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Padsole Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Padsole Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Padsole Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Andrew Broughton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hedley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marsham Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Wyatt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Wyatt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Wyatt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wyatt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyatt Street —
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Padsole Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jeffrey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jeffrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jeffrey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jeffrey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jeffrey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs King Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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