Total Crime Rate

48.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Knowle Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 233rd lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knowle Road (ME14 2BB) in the last 12 months was 48.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 509.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowle Road (ME14 2BB), the main crime hotspot is near Bluett Street. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knowle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pine Grove —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knowle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bluett Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pine Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Waterlow Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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