Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME15 8RU
How much crime is recorded in ME15 8RU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingswood, Langley Heath & Chart Sutton
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,941 (2024)
ME15 8RUMaidstone
How safe is ME15 8RU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME15 8RU area, 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
23.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 8RUNational
Anti-social behaviour21.410.7
Violence and sexual offences19.023.6
Burglary5.49.1
Other theft3.74.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other crime2.81.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Drugs2.02.4
Public order1.04.6
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.