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

Bank 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 Bank Street (ME14 1SN) 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 Bank Street (ME14 1SN), the main crime hotspot is near Gabriel'S Hill. Police recorded 264 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bank Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bishops Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gabriel'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gabriel'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gabriel'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishops Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishops Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishops Way
Apr 2026Other theft Bishops Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gabriel'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishops Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gabriel'S Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earl Street
Apr 2026Drugs Gabriel'S Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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