Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME15 7DA
How much crime is recorded in ME15 7DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Loose Valley & Boughton Monchelsea
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,488 (2024)
ME15 7DAMaidstone
How safe is ME15 7DA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME15 7DA 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
12.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 7DANational
Violence and sexual offences9.623.6
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Burglary3.59.1
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime2.01.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Public order0.54.6
Other theft0.34.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 54% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.