Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME15 9UG
How much crime is recorded in ME15 9UG, 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)
How safe is ME15 9UG
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 9UG 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
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 9UGNational
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
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 64% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.