Total Crime Rate

495.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

241.4 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 495.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 241.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 211.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.1 10/10
  • Drugs 54.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.0 10/10
  • Public order 24.6 10/10
  • Other theft 19.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
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

Medway Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 11th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Medway Street (ME14 1JS) in the last 12 months was 495.1 per 1,000 residents and was 749.0% 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 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 98 (≈ 241.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Medway Street (ME14 1JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 382 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.

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Crime Over Time in Medway Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pudding Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pudding Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pudding Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pudding Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Pudding Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pudding Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishops Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishops Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishops Way
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Faith'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Faith'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bishops Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Bishops Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishops Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A20 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Bridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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