Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME14 2FG
How much crime is recorded in ME14 2FG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Penenden Heath
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,940 (2024)
ME14 2FGMaidstone
How safe is ME14 2FG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME14 2FG 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
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 2FGNational
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other theft1.84.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.52.4
Public order0.94.6
Shoplifting0.78.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Burglary0.19.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.