Total Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 41.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 26.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Stanhope 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.

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Crime Over Time in Stanhope Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dickens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finch Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finch Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Wood
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Wood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chatham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dickens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dickens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Calder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edna Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Royal Engineers' Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Edna Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Finch Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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