Total Crime Rate
782.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brooks Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 5th 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 Brooks Place (ME14 1HE) in the last 12 months was 782.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1201.1% higher 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 Shoplifting with 115 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -48.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 111 (≈ 262.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brooks Place (ME14 1HE), the main crime hotspot is near Granada Street. Police recorded 200 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Grove Green & Vinters Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Granada Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Granada Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kings Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Romney Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Romney Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Granada Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granada Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Granada Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Granada Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Granada Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Granada Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyatt Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Granada Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Granada Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Granada Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Granada Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Granada Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeffrey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holland Road | Under investigation |
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