Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME16 8AP
How much crime is recorded in ME16 8AP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barming
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,762 (2024)
ME16 8APMaidstone
How safe is ME16 8AP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME16 8AP area, above 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
36.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 8APNational
Violence and sexual offences31.923.6
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Burglary3.69.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other crime2.31.5
Other theft2.14.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.92.4
Public order1.44.6
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.