Total Crime Rate

269.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

181.4 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 269.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 181.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 167.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Other crime 23.3 10/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Vinters Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bearsted & Downswood , and the 30th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vinters Road (ME14 5DX) in the last 12 months was 269.8 per 1,000 residents and was 443.7% higher than the Bearsted & Downswood average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 181.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vinters Road (ME14 5DX), 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 Vinters Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Square Hill —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Square Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Square Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Square Hill 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 2026Drugs Blythe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A249 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coral Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Andrew Broughton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Bank Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Bank Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Square Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mostyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntsman Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Huntsman Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntsman Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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