Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME15 6BS
How much crime is recorded in ME15 6BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Loose Valley & Boughton Monchelsea
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,795 (2024)
ME15 6BSMaidstone
How safe is ME15 6BS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME15 6BS 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
22.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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).
ME15 6BSNational
Violence and sexual offences19.123.6
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Criminal damage and arson11.14.7
Burglary6.29.1
Shoplifting3.48.4
Other theft3.14.5
Other crime2.51.5
Public order2.14.6
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 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.