Crime Rates at Week Street, Maidstone, ME14 1RL

Week Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 12th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Week Street (ME14 1RL) in the last 12 months was 481.6 per 1,000 residents and was 700.8% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -64.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 181.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Week Street (ME14 1RL), 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.