Crime Rates at Church Street, Maidstone, ME14 1FG

Church Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 8th 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 Church Street (ME14 1FG) in the last 12 months was 592.8 per 1,000 residents and was 916.6% 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 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 216.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (ME14 1FG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 270 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.