Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME14 4DA
How much crime is recorded in ME14 4DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bearsted & Downswood
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,721 (2024)
ME14 4DAMaidstone
How safe is ME14 4DA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME14 4DA 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
16.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 4DANational
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Burglary6.19.1
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order1.64.6
Drugs1.02.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.