Postcode district · Maidstone
Crime in ME14
How much crime is recorded in ME14, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 50,293 (2024)
How safe is ME14
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in ME14, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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).
ME14National
Violence and sexual offences24.423.6
Anti-social behaviour14.010.7
Shoplifting9.58.4
Burglary6.49.1
Other theft5.44.5
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Drugs3.72.4
Public order3.14.6
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other crime2.21.5
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.