Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME15 8HG
How much crime is recorded in ME15 8HG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Parkwood & Senacre
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,423 (2024)
ME15 8HGMaidstone
How safe is ME15 8HG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME15 8HG area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 8HGNational
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Shoplifting3.38.4
Other theft2.74.5
Other crime2.61.5
Public order1.64.6
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Robbery0.71.4
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.