Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME14 5JY
How much crime is recorded in ME14 5JY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Boxley & Detling
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,054 (2024)
ME14 5JYMaidstone
How safe is ME14 5JY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME14 5JY 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
24.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 5JYNational
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Vehicle crime7.63.5
Burglary7.29.1
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Other theft5.04.5
Public order1.34.6
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Shoplifting0.98.4
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.