Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME15 8BQ
How much crime is recorded in ME15 8BQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Parkwood & Senacre
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,517 (2024)
ME15 8BQMaidstone
How safe is ME15 8BQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 51.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME15 8BQ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
51.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
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 8BQNational
Violence and sexual offences44.823.6
Anti-social behaviour14.810.7
Drugs5.92.4
Other theft5.34.5
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Public order3.64.6
Other crime2.81.5
Burglary2.79.1
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% 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.