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Crime in ME18 6EP

How much crime is recorded in ME18 6EP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Yalding & Farleigh
Council
Maidstone
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,637 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ME18 6EP

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME18 6EP 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
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 6EPNational
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other theft3.84.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other crime1.21.5
Public order1.14.6
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.42.4
Burglary0.39.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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