Total Crime Rate

286.8 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 286.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 218.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 7.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Netley Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 30th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Netley Close (ME14 5SA) in the last 12 months was 286.8 per 1,000 residents and was 376.9% 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Netley Close (ME14 5SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Emsworth Grove, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heath Wood Drive (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Netley Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Emsworth Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Emsworth Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heath Wood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Weyhill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heath Wood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Heath Wood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heath Wood Drive —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Emsworth Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Emsworth Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Netley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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