Total Crime Rate
31.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Boxley Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 144th 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 Boxley Road (ME14 2HB) in the last 12 months was 31.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Boxley Road (ME14 2HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boxley Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tudor Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Grove Green & Vinters Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boxley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pine Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Saxons Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Boxley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pine Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pine Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boxley Road | — |
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