Total Crime Rate

2335.3 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 2335.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 948.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 375.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 277.5 10/10
  • Other theft 144.5 10/10
  • Public order 133.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 127.2 10/10
  • Drugs 115.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 66.5 10/10
  • Other crime 37.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 37.6 10/10
  • Robbery 34.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
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

Market Buildings area has the highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 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 Market Buildings (ME14 1HP) in the last 12 months was 2335.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3783.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 328 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 399 (≈ 1153.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Buildings (ME14 1HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 320 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gabriel'S Hill (140 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Market Buildings area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gabriel'S Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gabriel'S Hill Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gabriel'S Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Lower Stone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lower Stone Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Stone Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gabriel'S Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gabriel'S Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gabriel'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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