Crime Rates at Lower Stone Street, Maidstone, ME15 6LH

Lower Stone Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 42nd 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 Lower Stone Street (ME15 6LH) in the last 12 months was 228.7 per 1,000 residents and was 280.3% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 82.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Stone Street (ME15 6LH), the main crime hotspot is near Gabriel'S Hill. Police recorded 291 crimes here, including 140 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.