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Crime in TN27 9

How much crime is recorded in TN27 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Maidstone
Region
South East
Population
11,695 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TN27 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in TN27 9, 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
20.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

TN27 9National
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Burglary10.69.1
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Other theft4.94.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Shoplifting2.28.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.51.5
Public order1.34.6
Drugs0.82.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
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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