Total Crime Rate
50.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kingsley Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park , and the 239th lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsley Road (ME15 7UN) in the last 12 months was 50.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% lower than the Grove Green & Vinters Park average (60.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (β 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsley Road (ME15 7UN), the main crime hotspot is near Granada Street. Police recorded 200 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Grove Green & Vinters Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Granada Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Foster Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rawdon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Padsole Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Padsole Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Padsole Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Padsole Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Padsole Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Padsole Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Granada Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightrider Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightrider Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Knightrider Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foster Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Foster Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Granada Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brunswick Street East | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brunswick Street East | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Knightrider Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knightrider Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knightrider Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Romney Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Stone Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Romney Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Granada Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regency Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Barton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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