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Postcode district · Maidstone

Crime in ME15

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

Council
Maidstone
Region
South East
Population
69,756 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ME15

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in ME15, 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
32.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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).

ME15National
Violence and sexual offences27.323.6
Anti-social behaviour16.410.7
Shoplifting10.68.4
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Burglary6.19.1
Other theft5.34.5
Drugs3.32.4
Public order3.24.6
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime2.21.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 21% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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