Crime Rates at Wealden Square, Lenham, Maidstone, ME17 2AA

Wealden Square area has the 10th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Boxley Downs , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wealden Square (ME17 2AA) in the last 12 months was 110.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% higher than the Boxley Downs average (67.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wealden Square (ME17 2AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Ashford Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashford Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.