Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME15 8XG
How much crime is recorded in ME15 8XG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bearsted & Downswood
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,337 (2024)
ME15 8XGMaidstone
How safe is ME15 8XG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME15 8XG 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
11.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 8XGNational
Anti-social behaviour13.110.7
Violence and sexual offences10.923.6
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Public order1.24.6
Burglary0.99.1
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Other crime0.61.5
Other theft0.44.5
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% 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.