Total Crime Rate
41.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stanhope Close area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 192nd 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 Stanhope Close (ME14 2RB) in the last 12 months was 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% lower 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stanhope Close (ME14 2RB), 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.
View Crime In Maidstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dickens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Finch Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Finch Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxglove Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Wood | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Wood | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mill Wood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radnor Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radnor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Chatham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dickens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Dickens Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Calder Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Calder Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Calder Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edna Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Royal Engineers' Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Edna Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Finch Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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