Crime Rates at Scott Street, Maidstone, ME14 2TA

Scott 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 Scott Street (ME14 2TA) 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 Scott Street (ME14 2TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.