Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME15 6EX
How much crime is recorded in ME15 6EX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tovil
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,486 (2024)
ME15 6EXMaidstone
How safe is ME15 6EX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME15 6EX 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
17.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 6EXNational
Violence and sexual offences15.123.6
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Burglary3.99.1
Other theft3.54.5
Shoplifting2.48.4
Public order2.14.6
Other crime1.91.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% 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.