Crime Rates at High Street, Maidstone, ME14 1SY

High 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 High Street (ME14 1SY) 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 High Street (ME14 1SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 219 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bank Street (106 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.