Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME15 9LL
How much crime is recorded in ME15 9LL, 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
- 1,426 (2024)
How safe is ME15 9LL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME15 9LL area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 9LLNational
Violence and sexual offences27.123.6
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Burglary7.99.1
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other theft3.74.5
Other crime2.71.5
Public order2.54.6
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.