Crime Rates at High Street, Lenham, Maidstone, ME17 2QD

High Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Boxley Downs , and the 182nd highest 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 High Street (ME17 2QD) in the last 12 months was 74.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ME17 2QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tolhurst Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.