Crime Rates at Pine Grove, Penenden Heath, Maidstone, ME14 2JH

Pine Grove area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 233rd 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 Pine Grove (ME14 2JH) in the last 12 months was 48.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 509.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pine Grove (ME14 2JH), the main crime hotspot is near Gladstone Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.