The overall crime rate in Maidstone city is 128.1 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 4.9k crimes were violent crimes which is 38.7% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 144% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 46.0% over the last twelve months.The category of "other crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Other crime" rate is at 186% of national crime rate which puts Maidstone on 18. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. "Other crime" makes up 2.7% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "other crime" is 344 cases and has decreased by 18.3% when compared year-over-year in the period of July 2023 - June 2024.
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Violent crime | 38.7% | 37. highest | 144% | 4.9k | -2.7% |
Antisocial behaviour crime | 15.8% | 37. highest | 133% | 2.0k | 11.3% |
Criminal damage and arson crime | 8.8% | 30. highest | 149% | 1.1k | -7.6% |
Shoplifting crime | 8.7% | 52. highest | 148% | 1.1k | 46.0% |
Other theft crime | 7.1% | 29. highest | 121% | 906 | 6.5% |
Public order crime | 5.9% | 27. lowest | 104% | 748 | -12.2% |
Vehicle crime | 3.9% | 31. lowest | 82% | 489 | -4.5% |
Drugs crime | 2.8% | 43. highest | 133% | 354 | 1.7% |
Other crime | 2.7% | 18. highest | 186% | 344 | -18.3% |
Burglary crime | 2.5% | 19. lowest | 76% | 316 | 6.8% |
Possession of weapons crime | 1.1% | 40. highest | 152% | 137 | 35.6% |
Bicycle theft crime | 0.8% | 43. lowest | 105% | 107 | 23.0% |
Theft from the person crime | 0.6% | 46. lowest | 40% | 80 | -9.1% |
Robbery crime | 0.5% | 23. lowest | 56% | 68 | 6.2% |
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Maidstone city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime statistic | Maidstone city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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Anti-social behaviour | 20.3 | 15.2 |
Bicycle theft | 1.1 | 1.0 |
Burglary | 3.2 | 4.2 |
Criminal damage and arson | 11.2 | 7.6 |
Drugs | 3.6 | 2.7 |
Other crime | 3.5 | 1.9 |
Other theft | 9.1 | 7.6 |
Possession of weapons | 1.4 | 0.9 |
Public order | 7.6 | 7.3 |
Robbery | 0.7 | 1.2 |
Shoplifting | 11.2 | 7.5 |
Theft from the person | 0.8 | 2.0 |
Vehicle crime | 4.9 | 6.0 |
Violent crime | 49.6 | 34.5 |