Crime Rates at Shaw Close, Maidstone, ME14 5DN

Shaw Close area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 197th 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 Shaw Close (ME14 5DN) in the last 12 months was 41.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaw Close (ME14 5DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Emsworth Grove, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heath Wood Drive (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.