Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME17 2HP
How much crime is recorded in ME17 2HP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & Lenham
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,972 (2024)
ME17 2HPMaidstone
How safe is ME17 2HP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME17 2HP area, 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
24.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 2HPNational
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Shoplifting14.88.4
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Burglary5.39.1
Other theft5.14.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other crime2.41.5
Public order1.74.6
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.