Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME15 9DR
How much crime is recorded in ME15 9DR, 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
- 1,573 (2024)
ME15 9DRMaidstone
How safe is ME15 9DR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME15 9DR 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
24.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 9DRNational
Violence and sexual offences21.623.6
Burglary9.19.1
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft3.54.5
Shoplifting1.58.4
Public order1.24.6
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.42.4
Other crime0.31.5
Robbery0.11.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.