Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME17 4LA
How much crime is recorded in ME17 4LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Loose Valley & Boughton Monchelsea
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,844 (2024)
ME17 4LAMaidstone
How safe is ME17 4LA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME17 4LA 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
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 4LANational
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft3.24.5
Burglary2.99.1
Drugs2.92.4
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime1.61.5
Public order0.84.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 45% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.