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Crime in ME15 9QG

How much crime is recorded in ME15 9QG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Loose Valley & Boughton Monchelsea
Council
Maidstone
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,661 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ME15 9QG

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME15 9QG area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
29.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 9QGNational
Violence and sexual offences28.023.6
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Burglary3.19.1
Other theft2.04.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Other crime0.91.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Drugs0.72.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Public order0.44.6
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 64% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.

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