Total Crime Rate
64.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Egerton Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 210th highest 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 Egerton Road (ME14 2QZ) in the last 12 months was 64.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Egerton Road (ME14 2QZ), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Egerton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dickens Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxglove Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Calder 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 | Drugs | Edna Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edna Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickens Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Dickens Road | Under investigation |
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