Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME14 5NQ
How much crime is recorded in ME14 5NQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Grove Green
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,640 (2024)
ME14 5NQMaidstone
How safe is ME14 5NQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME14 5NQ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
ME14 5NQNational
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Other crime3.41.5
Burglary2.69.1
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Other theft1.94.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Public order1.54.6
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.