Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME15 8PH
How much crime is recorded in ME15 8PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bearsted & Downswood
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,553 (2024)
ME15 8PHMaidstone
How safe is ME15 8PH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME15 8PH 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
13.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 8PHNational
Anti-social behaviour13.210.7
Violence and sexual offences12.423.6
Other theft3.04.5
Shoplifting1.88.4
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Other crime0.91.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Public order0.84.6
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.