Crime Rates at Cave Hill, Maidstone, ME15 6DU

Cave Hill area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton , and the 148th lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cave Hill (ME15 6DU) in the last 12 months was 33.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% lower than the Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton average (44.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cave Hill (ME15 6DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Forest Hill, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Millbrook Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.