Total Crime Rate

30.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 30.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 7.2 2/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Faraday Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 125th 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 Faraday Road (ME14 2DB) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Faraday Road (ME14 2DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boxley Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wordsworth Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Faraday Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Boxley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Heathfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boxley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Staplers Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Francis Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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