Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME16 9GQ
How much crime is recorded in ME16 9GQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Yalding & Farleigh
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,625 (2024)
ME16 9GQMaidstone
How safe is ME16 9GQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME16 9GQ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 9GQNational
Anti-social behaviour15.810.7
Violence and sexual offences15.123.6
Burglary5.89.1
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other theft2.94.5
Public order1.54.6
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.22.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.