Total Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 44.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lower Boxley Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 203rd lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Boxley Road (ME14 2UU) in the last 12 months was 44.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Boxley Road (ME14 2UU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 245 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Boxley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/81)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Week Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Week Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Week Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Week Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Week Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Week Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Week Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Week Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Week Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Week Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Week Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Week Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Week Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Week Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Week Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Week Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Quarry Square Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brewer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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