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Crime in ME16 0

How much crime is recorded in ME16 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Maidstone
Region
South East
Population
24,226 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ME16 0

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in ME16 0, below 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
26.0
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).

ME16 0National
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Anti-social behaviour10.910.7
Shoplifting5.68.4
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Burglary5.19.1
Other theft3.64.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Public order1.84.6
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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