Total Crime Rate
75.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Valentine Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Park Wood & Mangravet , and the 171st highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Valentine Road (ME15 8HG) in the last 12 months was 75.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% lower than the Park Wood & Mangravet average (110.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -52.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Valentine Road (ME15 8HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westmorland Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Park Wood & Mangravet| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fordcombe Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Garden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Valentine Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buckingham Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wingham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenborough Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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