Total Crime Rate

141.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 141.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lushington Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 81st highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lushington Road (ME14 2QS) in the last 12 months was 141.3 per 1,000 residents and was 142.4% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 98.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lushington Road (ME14 2QS), the main crime hotspot is near Calder Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lushington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dickens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edna Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Edna Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ringlestone Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ringlestone Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ringlestone Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ringlestone Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ringlestone Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chatham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dickens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Royal Engineers' Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finch Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Finch Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Dickens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finch Court —
Apr 2026Public order Calder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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