Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME14 2HS
How much crime is recorded in ME14 2HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Penenden Heath
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,719 (2024)
ME14 2HSMaidstone
How safe is ME14 2HS
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 2HS 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
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 2HSNational
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other theft1.64.5
Public order1.64.6
Burglary1.59.1
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.