Total Crime Rate

17.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 9.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.6 1/10
  • Other theft 1.6 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 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

Chatham Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 59th lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chatham Road (ME14 2LY) in the last 12 months was 17.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chatham Road (ME14 2LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Wood, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Calder Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chatham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Calder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Royal Engineers' Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Chatham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Chatham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Edna Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edna Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dickens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dickens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dickens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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