Total Crime Rate
500.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bishops Terrace 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 Bishops Terrace (ME14 1NJ) in the last 12 months was 500.0 per 1,000 residents and was 731.4% 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 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -63.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 219.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bishops Terrace (ME14 1NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Gabriel'S Hill. Police recorded 291 crimes here, including 140 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Gabriel'S Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Medway Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Medway Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bishops Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bishops Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bishops Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishops Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishops Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bank Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishops Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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