Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME15 8QT
How much crime is recorded in ME15 8QT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Parkwood & Senacre
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,366 (2024)
ME15 8QTMaidstone
How safe is ME15 8QT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME15 8QT 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
22.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 8QTNational
Anti-social behaviour15.210.7
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Burglary7.89.1
Other theft5.04.5
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Public order3.44.6
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.