Total Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Penenden Heath Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 197th lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penenden Heath Road (ME14 2DA) in the last 12 months was 41.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penenden Heath Road (ME14 2DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boxley Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heathfield Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penenden Heath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saxons Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Silchester Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clewson Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boxley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boxley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boxley Road —
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Data Sources

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