Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME17 1RN
How much crime is recorded in ME17 1RN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingswood, Langley Heath & Chart Sutton
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,452 (2024)
ME17 1RNMaidstone
How safe is ME17 1RN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME17 1RN area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 1RNNational
Burglary11.39.1
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Violence and sexual offences8.223.6
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Other theft5.44.5
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Other crime2.11.5
Drugs1.42.4
Public order0.94.6
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.