Total Crime Rate

1093.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1093.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 533.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 180.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 86.7 10/10
  • Other theft 53.3 10/10
  • Public order 46.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 46.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.0 9/10
  • Burglary 40.0 10/10
  • Drugs 20.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.0 9/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 4th 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 1093.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1718.0% 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 Shoplifting with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 233.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earl Street (ME14 1TH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Earl Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Faith'S Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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