Postcode district · Maidstone
Crime in ME17
How much crime is recorded in ME17, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 45,834 (2024)
ME17Postcode district · Maidstone
How safe is ME17
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in ME17, well 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
21.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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).
ME17National
Violence and sexual offences16.023.6
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Burglary7.39.1
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft4.24.5
Shoplifting3.98.4
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs1.52.4
Public order1.14.6
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.