Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME16 9NG
How much crime is recorded in ME16 9NG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barming
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,971 (2024)
How safe is ME16 9NG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME16 9NG area, broadly in line with 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
32.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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 9NGNational
Anti-social behaviour26.110.7
Violence and sexual offences25.523.6
Criminal damage and arson8.84.7
Shoplifting5.68.4
Other theft5.14.5
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Burglary3.99.1
Public order1.74.6
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.