Total Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 57.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 15.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sandling Lane area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 249th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandling Lane (ME14 3AD) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandling Lane (ME14 3AD), the main crime hotspot is near Dickens Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandling Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ringlestone Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Chatham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ringlestone Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ringlestone Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ringlestone Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ringlestone Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Chatham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Chatham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Chatham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Chatham Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Chatham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Chatham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle View —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dickens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dickens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dickens Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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