Total Crime Rate

175.8 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 175.8 9/10
  • Other theft 44.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.0 9/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Perryfield Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 57th 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 Perryfield Street (ME14 2SZ) in the last 12 months was 175.8 per 1,000 residents and was 192.4% 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 Other theft with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Perryfield Street (ME14 2SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Lane. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Perryfield Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penenden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sandling Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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