Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME14 5TJ
How much crime is recorded in ME14 5TJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Grove Green
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,399 (2024)
ME14 5TJMaidstone
How safe is ME14 5TJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 5.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME14 5TJ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
5.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 5TJNational
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Other crime3.31.5
Violence and sexual offences2.423.6
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other theft1.84.5
Burglary1.39.1
Public order0.54.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.