Crime Rates at Sittingbourne Road, Maidstone, ME14 5ET

Sittingbourne Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 113th 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 Sittingbourne Road (ME14 5ET) in the last 12 months was 28.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sittingbourne Road (ME14 5ET), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.