Total Crime Rate

159.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 159.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mote Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 74th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mote Road (ME15 6EL) in the last 12 months was 159.5 per 1,000 residents and was 165.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 75.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mote Road (ME15 6EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Padsole Lane, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brunswick Street East (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mote Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime St Philip'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsley Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astley Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Waterloo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Stone Street —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Padsole Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Padsole Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Padsole Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Padsole Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Padsole Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Padsole Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street East —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street East —
Sep 2025Drugs Square Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Square Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Square Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Square Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romney Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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