Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME14 1HA
How much crime is recorded in ME14 1HA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ringlestone & Central Maidstone
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,895 (2024)
ME14 1HAMaidstone
How safe is ME14 1HA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME14 1HA area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
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 1HANational
Violence and sexual offences33.423.6
Anti-social behaviour15.510.7
Shoplifting13.78.4
Other theft12.84.5
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Drugs4.22.4
Burglary3.99.1
Other crime3.61.5
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Public order3.24.6
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery1.21.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.