Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME16 8TR
How much crime is recorded in ME16 8TR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barming
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,916 (2024)
ME16 8TRMaidstone
How safe is ME16 8TR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME16 8TR area, 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
25.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 8TRNational
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Anti-social behaviour13.210.7
Burglary6.69.1
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Other theft3.64.5
Public order2.04.6
Shoplifting2.08.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.