Total Crime Rate
51.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Edna Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 253rd lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Edna Road (ME14 2QJ) in the last 12 months was 51.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edna Road (ME14 2QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Calder Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Grove Green & Vinters Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moncktons Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Castle View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Calder Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edna Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Edna Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Calder Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Calder Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Radnor Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ringlestone Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ringlestone Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickens Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Dickens Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dickens Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ringlestone Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monckton'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moncktons Lane | — |
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