What is the crime rate in maidstone?

As of March 2026, maidstone has an annual crime rate of 86.2 per 1,000 residents, based on 1,326 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does maidstone rank nationally for crime?

maidstone ranks #120 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in maidstone?

The most common crime type in maidstone is Violence & Sexual Offences with 524 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 39.5% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Kent Police Police

maidstone Crime Intelligence Report

maidstone recorded 1,326 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 7.54 per 1,000 residents. This places maidstone at #120 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 16.2% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 9.1% lower.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

1,326

trending_up +16.2% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

86.2per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#188of 330

Ranked by annual rate

Kent

#7rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Hospital Map	Violence and sexual offences: 36 Other theft: 3	36
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 24	24
On or near Musket Lane Map	Anti-social behaviour: 12 Drugs: 3 Other theft: 3	12
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 13 Public order: 3 Other theft: 2	13
On or near Parking Area Map	Shoplifting: 17	17
On or near Supermarket Map	Violence and sexual offences: 11 Criminal damage and arson: 3 Public order: 2	11
On or near The Street Map	Anti-social behaviour: 9 Criminal damage and arson: 6	9
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 15	15
On or near Bank Street Map	Violence and sexual offences: 14 Robbery: 1	14
On or near St Peter'S Street Map	Shoplifting: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 4	10

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

1,326 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

524

39.5%

Anti-social Behaviour

251

18.9%

Criminal Damage & Arson

119

9.0%

Shoplifting

108

8.1%

Other Theft

7.2%

Vehicle Crime

3.6%

Public Order

3.3%

Drug Offences

3.2%

Other Crime

3.1%

Burglary

1.9%

Weapons Possession

1.0%

Robbery

0.5%

Theft from Person

0.5%

Bicycle Theft

0.3%

Stop & Search

March 2026

1,611

Total Stops

20.3%

Arrest Rate

279

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

918

Offensive weapons

211

Stolen goods

201

Article for use in theft

159

Articles for use in criminal damage

Goods on which duty has not been paid etc.

Game or poaching equipment

Firearms

Outcome

A no further action disposal912

Community resolution363

Arrest327

Summons / charged by post6

Khat or Cannabis warning2

Caution (simple or conditional)1

Gender

Male1,336

Female248

Other27

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

73.1%

White

8.1%

Black

8.0%

Asian

5.6%

Other

5.1%

Mixed

Stop & search data published by Kent Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

26 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	High Street	266	163.0
2	Park Wood	91	102.6
3	Shepway South	43	98.0
4	Fant	96	97.9
5	Shepway North	63	96.1

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Bearsted	17	2.0
shield	Allington	39	4.9
shield	Loose	9	3.5
shield	Boughton Monchelsea and Chart Sutton	5	1.7
shield	Sutton Valence and Langley	13	3.7

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +16.2%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -9.1%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.5%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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