Total Crime Rate

345.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 345.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 127.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 122.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.6 10/10
  • Drugs 33.3 10/10
  • Public order 24.0 10/10
  • Other theft 22.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 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

Sandling Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 17th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandling Road (ME14 2LE) in the last 12 months was 345.7 per 1,000 residents and was 492.8% higher 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 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 122.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandling Road (ME14 2LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Wood, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Lane (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandling Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandling Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons James Whathan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Wood —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Wood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Whathan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs James Whathan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Public order James Whathan Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Perryfield Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Whathan Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Perryfield Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandling Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Whathan Way Local resolution
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Data Sources

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