Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME17 1LH
How much crime is recorded in ME17 1LH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & Lenham
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,937 (2024)
ME17 1LHMaidstone
How safe is ME17 1LH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME17 1LH 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
22.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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).
ME17 1LHNational
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Burglary7.09.1
Shoplifting6.88.4
Other theft4.74.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Theft from the person1.12.1
Public order1.14.6
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.42.4
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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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.