Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME14 5QZ
How much crime is recorded in ME14 5QZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Penenden Heath
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,536 (2024)
ME14 5QZMaidstone
How safe is ME14 5QZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME14 5QZ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 5QZNational
Shoplifting20.08.4
Violence and sexual offences7.123.6
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Burglary2.79.1
Other theft2.14.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Other crime1.51.5
Public order0.94.6
Theft from the person0.12.1
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.