Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME14 2TA
How much crime is recorded in ME14 2TA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ringlestone & Central Maidstone
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,425 (2024)
ME14 2TAMaidstone
How safe is ME14 2TA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME14 2TA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 2TANational
Violence and sexual offences20.123.6
Anti-social behaviour19.010.7
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Drugs4.12.4
Other theft3.94.5
Public order3.94.6
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Shoplifting2.38.4
Other crime1.91.5
Burglary1.79.1
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.