Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME15 9XT
How much crime is recorded in ME15 9XT, 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
- 2,018 (2024)
ME15 9XTMaidstone
How safe is ME15 9XT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME15 9XT 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
22.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 9XTNational
Burglary18.19.1
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Shoplifting10.38.4
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Other theft3.94.5
Drugs3.72.4
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime1.31.5
Public order0.84.6
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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.