Total Crime Rate

29.9 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 29.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Sittingbourne Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 131st 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 5JD) in the last 12 months was 29.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sittingbourne Road (ME14 5JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shaw Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cooling Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sittingbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Weyhill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Silchester Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bonnington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bonnington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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