Total Crime Rate
159.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Thurlestone Court area has the 17th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Thurlestone Court (ME14 2SS) in the last 12 months was 159.7 per 1,000 residents and was 165.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 76.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thurlestone Court (ME14 2SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Wood, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Lane (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Grove Green & Vinters Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sandling Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Wood | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornhill Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penenden Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | James Whathan Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mill Wood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Wood | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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