Total Crime Rate

2280.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1118.5 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 2280.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1118.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 922.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 378.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 309.3 10/10
  • Public order 147.4 10/10
  • Other theft 130.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 121.4 10/10
  • Drugs 112.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 37.6 10/10
  • Robbery 31.8 10/10
  • Other crime 26.0 10/10
  • Burglary 20.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
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

Week Street 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 Week Street (ME14 1QS) in the last 12 months was 2280.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3810.7% 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 319 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 387 (≈ 1118.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Week Street (ME14 1QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 321 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 Week Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/198)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Granada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Stone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Granada Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Granada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Granada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Granada Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Faith'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Faith'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lower Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Granada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pudding Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lower Stone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lower Stone Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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