Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME15 6JW
How much crime is recorded in ME15 6JW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Loose Valley & Boughton Monchelsea
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,536 (2024)
ME15 6JWMaidstone
How safe is ME15 6JW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME15 6JW area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 6JWNational
Violence and sexual offences12.423.6
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft2.34.5
Burglary2.29.1
Other crime1.91.5
Public order0.54.6
Theft from the person0.42.1
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.