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

Brunswick Street East 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 Brunswick Street East (ME15 7UX) 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 Brunswick Street East (ME15 7UX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Granada Street, where police recorded 227 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (69 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brunswick Street East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/101)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rawdon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Barton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Granada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Muir Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Granada Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Granada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Granada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Granada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Granada Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granada Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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