Total Crime Rate

491.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

254.2 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 491.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 254.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 237.3 10/10
  • Drugs 84.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.9 10/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Fairmeadow area has the 8th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 12th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairmeadow (ME14 1FT) in the last 12 months was 491.5 per 1,000 residents and was 743.0% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 254.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairmeadow (ME14 1FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 235 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bank Street (106 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairmeadow area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pudding Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Week Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Week Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Week Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
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 Week Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Week Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Week Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Week Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Week Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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