Crap Towns / Maidstone / Crime

How much crime is there in Maidstone?

The police recorded 96.1 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Maidstone from September 2023 to August 2026, 26% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 44.4. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 88.1, down from 105 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	105	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	95.2	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	88.1	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	44.4	34.1
Shoplifting	10.9	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	10.2	7.0
Other theft	7.7	5.4
Public order	5.7	6.6
Drugs	4.1	2.4
Vehicle crime	4.1	3.8
Other crime	3.3	2.0
Burglary	2.5	3.1
Possession of weapons	1.2	0.8
Robbery	0.7	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.7	0.5
Theft from the person	0.7	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Chatham	10.2 km	109
Maidstone	–	96.1
Rochester	13.8 km	89.3
Gillingham	11.2 km	86.5
Paddock Wood	13.6 km	81.1
Snodland	8.6 km	78.9
Staplehurst	11.6 km	56.6
Larkfield	6.1 km	54.5
Coxheath	4.0 km	48.4
Kings Hill	7.7 km	33.0
Bearsted	3.7 km	29.4
The typical town	–	76.2