Total Crime Rate

92.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Springfield Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 138th 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 92.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.2% 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 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 Springfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Wood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edna Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Edna Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chatham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Wood —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Royal Engineers' Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Calder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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