Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME17 3UG
How much crime is recorded in ME17 3UG, 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
- 2,082 (2024)
ME17 3UGMaidstone
How safe is ME17 3UG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME17 3UG 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
16.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 3UGNational
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Burglary6.69.1
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Public order1.24.6
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% 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.