Postcode · Maidstone
Crime in ME18 5NZ
How much crime is recorded in ME18 5NZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kings Hill & Wateringbury
- Council
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,968 (2024)
ME18 5NZMaidstone
How safe is ME18 5NZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME18 5NZ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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).
ME18 5NZNational
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Violence and sexual offences5.423.6
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Burglary2.99.1
Other theft1.54.5
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery0.71.4
Public order0.74.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% 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.