Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME17 4HQ
How much crime is recorded in ME17 4HQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Loose & Coxheath
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,017 (2024)
ME17 4HQMaidstone
How safe is ME17 4HQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME17 4HQ 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
24.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 4HQNational
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Other theft2.64.5
Burglary2.69.1
Other crime2.31.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Public order0.84.6
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 109% 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.