Total Crime Rate

226.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 226.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 77.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.7 8/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Drugs 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Romney Place area has the 12th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 38th 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 Romney Place (ME15 6LE) in the last 12 months was 226.3 per 1,000 residents and was 288.1% higher than the Grove Green & Vinters Park average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romney Place (ME15 6LE), the main crime hotspot is near Gabriel'S Hill. Police recorded 264 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Romney Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/116)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Granada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Anne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Padsole Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foster Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foster Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Regency Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Brunswick Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knightrider Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsley Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Padsole Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knightrider Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wyatt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Drugs King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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