Total Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· 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 38.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hedley Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 182nd lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hedley Street (ME14 5GE) in the last 12 months was 38.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hedley Street (ME14 5GE), the main crime hotspot is near Union Street. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hedley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lucerne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brewer Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kings Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Waterlow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Old School Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lucerne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bluett Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jeffrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wheeler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brewer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lucerne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft County Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour County Road β€”

Data Sources

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