Total Crime Rate
191.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grosvenor Court area has the 5th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Barming Heath & Teston , and the 51st highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grosvenor Court (ME16 8AN) in the last 12 months was 191.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% higher than the Barming Heath & Teston average (108.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -76.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (β 91.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grosvenor Court (ME16 8AN), the main crime hotspot is near Western Road. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Barming Heath & Teston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penny Cress Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hartnup Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlbury Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakwood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakwood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitmore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penny Cress Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penny Cress Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penny Cress Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penny Cress Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | The Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadlow Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadlow Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadlow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hadlow Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hartnup Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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