Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME15 8JR
How much crime is recorded in ME15 8JR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bearsted & Downswood
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,829 (2024)
ME15 8JRMaidstone
How safe is ME15 8JR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME15 8JR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
13
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 8JRNational
Violence and sexual offences6.623.6
Burglary1.99.1
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Other theft1.14.5
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Drugs0.42.4
Other crime0.31.5
Public order0.24.6
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.