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Postcode sector · Maidstone

Crime in ME14 1

How much crime is recorded in ME14 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Maidstone
Region
South East
Population
16,323 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ME14 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 49.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in ME14 1, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
49.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
128
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 1National
Violence and sexual offences42.623.6
Anti-social behaviour23.310.7
Shoplifting18.58.4
Burglary10.09.1
Other theft9.54.5
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Drugs7.52.4
Public order5.94.6
Other crime3.71.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Theft from the person1.42.1
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 31% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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