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Crime in ME15 7LZ

How much crime is recorded in ME15 7LZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Mote Park
Council
Maidstone
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,594 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ME15 7LZ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME15 7LZ 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
38.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
141
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 7LZNational
Shoplifting50.98.4
Violence and sexual offences31.923.6
Anti-social behaviour19.610.7
Criminal damage and arson14.24.7
Other theft6.64.5
Drugs5.72.4
Burglary5.29.1
Public order4.74.6
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.81.4
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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