Total Crime Rate

154.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 154.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 8/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bluett Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 70th 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 Bluett Street (ME14 2US) in the last 12 months was 154.4 per 1,000 residents and was 164.9% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 84.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 69.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bluett Street (ME14 2US), the main crime hotspot is near Union Street. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bluett Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Well Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jeffrey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jeffrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jeffrey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jeffrey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jeffrey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waterlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allen Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Quarry Square Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Quarry Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Quarry Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Quarry Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Well Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Well Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Well Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Well Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Well Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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