Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME14 2UP
How much crime is recorded in ME14 2UP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ringlestone & Central Maidstone
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,978 (2024)
How safe is ME14 2UP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 67.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME14 2UP area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
67.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
179
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 2UPNational
Violence and sexual offences58.623.6
Shoplifting36.38.4
Anti-social behaviour27.710.7
Other theft11.94.5
Criminal damage and arson10.94.7
Drugs8.82.4
Burglary8.69.1
Public order8.34.6
Other crime6.31.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Robbery1.51.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.