Total Crime Rate

9.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 9.1 1/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Northdown Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 16th lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northdown Close (ME14 2ER) in the last 12 months was 9.1 per 1,000 residents and was 84.9% 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 Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northdown Close (ME14 2ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pine Grove, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boxley Gardens (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Grove Green & Vinters Park

Crime Over Time in Northdown Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pine Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pine Grove —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knowle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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