Total Crime Rate

140.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.4 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 140.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 105.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Canning Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 82nd 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 Canning Street (ME14 2RY) in the last 12 months was 140.5 per 1,000 residents and was 141.0% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 105.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canning Street (ME14 2RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gladstone Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canning Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Waterlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hope Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Randall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Perryfield Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Perryfield Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hope Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Gladstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gladstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gladstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dhekelia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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