Total Crime Rate

159.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 159.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cross Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 74th 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 Cross Street (ME14 2SP) in the last 12 months was 159.5 per 1,000 residents and was 165.1% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 118.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Street (ME14 2SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prison, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gladstone Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cross Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Waterlow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bluett Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penenden Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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