Total Crime Rate

782.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 782.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 271.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 170.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.4 10/10
  • Public order 61.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.2 10/10
  • Other theft 37.8 10/10
  • Drugs 33.1 10/10
  • Other crime 21.3 10/10
  • Robbery 21.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marsham Street 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 Marsham Street (ME14 1HG) 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 Marsham Street (ME14 1HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Granada Street, where police recorded 200 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marsham Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Padsole Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Granada Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granada Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Padsole Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Padsole Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Padsole Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Padsole Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Padsole Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Granada Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granada Street
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Granada Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Old School Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Granada Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Granada Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Granada Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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