Total Crime Rate

782.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 782.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 271.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 170.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.4 10/10
  • Public order 61.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.2 10/10
  • Other theft 37.8 10/10
  • Drugs 33.1 10/10
  • Other crime 21.3 10/10
  • Robbery 21.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Albion Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 5th 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 Albion Place (ME14 5DY) in the last 12 months was 782.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1201.1% higher 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 Shoplifting with 115 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -48.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 111 (≈ 262.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albion Place (ME14 5DY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Albion Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astley Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romney Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Romney Place
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jeffrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kings Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Old School Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Square Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Square Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Square Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Square Hill Under investigation

Data Sources

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