Total Crime Rate
9.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bannister Road 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 Bannister Road (ME14 2JZ) 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 Bannister Road (ME14 2JZ), 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.
View Crime In Grove Green & Vinters Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Granville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Granville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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