Total Crime Rate

132.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.4 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 132.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hastings Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 89th 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 132.4 per 1,000 residents and was 127.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% 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 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hastings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Astley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birch Tree Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Tree Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mote Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brunswick Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Bank Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Bank Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Philip'S Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsley Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Padsole Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Padsole Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Padsole Lane Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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