Crime Rates at Hastings Road, Maidstone, ME15 7SP

Hastings 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 Hastings Road (ME15 7SP) 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 Hastings Road (ME15 7SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barton Road, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foster Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.