Total Crime Rate

7.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
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

Park Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 11th 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 Park Avenue (ME14 5HP) in the last 12 months was 7.9 per 1,000 residents and was 86.8% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Park Avenue (ME14 5HP), the main crime hotspot is near Salisbury Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coral Park —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pine Grove —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saxons Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coral Park Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Coral Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pine Grove —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knowle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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