Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME15 9LR
How much crime is recorded in ME15 9LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Parkwood & Senacre
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,621 (2024)
How safe is ME15 9LR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 48.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME15 9LR area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
48.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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 9LRNational
Violence and sexual offences43.323.6
Anti-social behaviour16.410.7
Criminal damage and arson10.04.7
Shoplifting7.98.4
Other theft7.44.5
Burglary7.09.1
Other crime4.21.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Public order2.34.6
Robbery0.81.4
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.