Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME16 0ZY
How much crime is recorded in ME16 0ZY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Allington
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,873 (2024)
ME16 0ZYMaidstone
How safe is ME16 0ZY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME16 0ZY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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).
ME16 0ZYNational
Shoplifting10.98.4
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other theft2.54.5
Burglary2.49.1
Drugs2.42.4
Other crime2.21.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Public order1.44.6
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% 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.