Total Crime Rate

327.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 327.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 109.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.4 10/10
  • Other theft 43.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Huntsman Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 20th 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 Huntsman Lane (ME14 5DR) in the last 12 months was 327.5 per 1,000 residents and was 461.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 109.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Huntsman Lane (ME14 5DR), the main crime hotspot is near Square Hill. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Huntsman Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Andrew Broughton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Square Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Square Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Square Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Blythe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Square Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Square Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Square Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Square Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mostyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Square Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Bank Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Bank Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Huntsman Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntsman Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntsman Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Square Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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