Total Crime Rate

1113.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

213.3 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 1113.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 500.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 213.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.3 10/10
  • Drugs 93.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 66.7 10/10
  • Public order 60.0 10/10
  • Burglary 46.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 46.7 10/10
  • Other theft 26.7 10/10
  • Other crime 20.0 10/10
  • Robbery 20.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
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

Earl Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 3rd 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 1TH) in the last 12 months was 1113.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1809.3% 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 Shoplifting with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 213.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earl Street (ME14 1TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 303 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 Earl Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/159)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Week Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Week Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Week Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Week Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Week Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Week Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Week Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Week Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Week Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Week Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Week Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Week Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Week Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Week Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Week Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Week Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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