Total Crime Rate

103.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 103.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Drugs 21.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Springfield Avenue area has the 24th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 120th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Springfield Avenue (ME14 2QA) in the last 12 months was 103.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springfield Avenue (ME14 2QA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Springfield Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Calder Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bambridge Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bambridge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bambridge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bambridge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edna Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Edna Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moncktons Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moncktons Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radnor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calder Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bambridge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Calder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mill Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monckton'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Wood —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Wood —

Data Sources

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