Total Crime Rate
550.9 per 1,000
All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Violent Crime Rate
245.8 per 1,000
Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Earl Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 9th 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 Earl Street (ME14 1PD) in the last 12 months was 550.9 per 1,000 residents and was 851.2% higher than the Grove Green & Vinters Park average (57.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 245.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Earl Street (ME14 1PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 314 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gabriel'S Hill (145 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Maidstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | Other theft | Week Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Public order | High Street | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pevensey Court | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pevensey Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Oct 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Oct 2025 | Vehicle crime | Scotney Gardens | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A20 | — |
| Oct 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A20 | — |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A20 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A20 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Peter'S Bridge | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Faith'S Street | — |
| Oct 2025 | Shoplifting | St Faith'S Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Oct 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bank Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Other theft | Bank Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Public order | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Robbery | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Robbery | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Theft from the person | Bank Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Under investigation |
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