Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME15 6PA
How much crime is recorded in ME15 6PA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Maidstone West
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,445 (2024)
ME15 6PAMaidstone
How safe is ME15 6PA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME15 6PA area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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 6PANational
Violence and sexual offences30.023.6
Anti-social behaviour16.210.7
Criminal damage and arson9.54.7
Drugs6.82.4
Burglary5.89.1
Other theft5.54.5
Shoplifting4.58.4
Public order3.34.6
Other crime2.91.5
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
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80
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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.