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Overview of Maidstone crime rate

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Maidstone’s crime severity is categorized as medium, placing it 12th among 25 comparable areas in terms of crime incidence. In the year 2023, the district recorded 17,523 criminal incidents. With a population of 175,782, this results in a crime rate of 99.69 per 1,000 people, indicating a 3.79% reduction from the previous year.

The most frequently reported crimes in Maidstone were Violence and sexual offences (39.4%), Anti-social behaviour (13.8%), and Criminal damage and arson (10.0%). The least common were Theft from the person (0.7%), Bicycle theft (0.6%), and Robbery (0.4%).

Of Maidstone’s 26 wards, the ones with the highest crime figures are High Street (Maidstone) (302.1), Park Wood (154.2), and Heath (Maidstone) (134.4), whereas the safest are Allington (46.0), Loose (39.6), and Bearsted (33.0).

Considering postcode districts overlapping Maidstone, ME7 (154.1), ME14 (123.9), and ME15 (114.0) exhibit the highest crime rates. The safest areas are identified as ME17 (70.4), TN17 (61.0), and ME18 (60.0).

In Maidstone, there has been an increase in Anti-social behaviour by 8.59% since 2020, Criminal damage and arson by 1.54% since 2021, Other theft by 1.67% since 2022, Shoplifting by 1.55% since 2023, and Violence and sexual offences by 3.94% since 2021. On the other hand, there has been a decrease in Anti-social behaviour by 7.21% since 2021, Burglary by 1.89% since 2020, Criminal damage and arson by 1.8% since 2020, Other theft by 2.35% since 2020, Shoplifting by 1.68% since 2020, Vehicle crime by 1.64% since 2020, and Violence and sexual offences by 4% since 2023.

Maidstone crime incidents by crime type

A total of 17523 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 6903 (39.4)%
Anti-social behaviour – 2415 (13.8)%
Criminal damage and arson – 1744 (10.0)%
Other theft – 1328 (7.6)%
Shoplifting – 1212 (6.9)%
Public order – 1103 (6.3)%
Vehicle crime – 833 (4.8)%
Burglary – 553 (3.2)%
Other crime – 534 (3.0)%
Drugs – 455 (2.6)%
Possession of weapons – 164 (0.9)%
Theft from the person – 114 (0.7)%
Bicycle theft – 102 (0.6)%
Robbery – 63 (0.4)%

How does Maidstone compare against nearby areas ?

Maidstone ranks 12th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Maidstone is compared against

Crime rates in Maidstone wards

There are 26 wards within Maidstone. High Street (Maidstone), Park Wood, Heath (Maidstone) has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 26 wards from high crime rate to low.