Total Crime Rate

66.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 66.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 17.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knowle Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 210th highest 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 66.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowle Road (ME14 2BB), the main crime hotspot is near Bluett Street. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 22 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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waterlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatherall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatherall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hatherall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hatherall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Francis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bluett Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bluett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bluett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rock Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatherall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boxley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bluett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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