Crime Rates at Chatham Road, Maidstone, ME14 2LY

Chatham Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 191st 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 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% 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 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Calder Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.