Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME14 3EG
How much crime is recorded in ME14 3EG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Boxley & Detling
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,693 (2024)
ME14 3EGMaidstone
How safe is ME14 3EG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME14 3EG area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 3EGNational
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Anti-social behaviour14.010.7
Burglary12.99.1
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Other theft6.24.5
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Public order2.14.6
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Drugs0.82.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.