Total Crime Rate
68.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tonbridge and Malling has the 28th lowest crime rate of 64 districts in South East region and the 101st lowest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales. Within the region (South East), it has the 28th lowest crime rate of 64 districts.
The overall crime rate in Tonbridge and Malling in the last 12 months was 68.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% lower than the South East region average (81.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Tonbridge and Malling’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3,084 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 24 cases , down -11.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 22.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -16.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3,557 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 68.9 per 1,000
| Ward | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snodland East & Ham Hill | 138.7 | 69.8 (101%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 2 | Judd | 136.1 | 67.2 (97%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 3 | Aylesford North & North Downs | 79.0 | 10.1 (15%) | High 7/10 |
| 4 | East Malling, West Malling & Offham | 78.6 | 9.7 (14%) | High 7/10 |
| 5 | Cage Green & Angel | 78.4 | 9.5 (14%) | High 7/10 |
| 6 | Aylesford South & Ditton | 73.1 | 4.2 (6%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 7 | Pilgrims with Ightham | 67.5 | -1.4 (-2%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 8 | Larkfield | 62.7 | -6.2 (-9%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 9 | Trench | 57.2 | -11.7 (-17%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 10 | East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury | 55.8 | -13.1 (-19%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 11 | Vauxhall | 47.7 | -21.2 (-31%) | Low 4/10 |
| 12 | Borough Green & Platt | 43.5 | -25.4 (-37%) | Low 3/10 |
| 13 | Kings Hill | 40.7 | -28.2 (-41%) | Low 3/10 |
| 14 | Bourne | 39.1 | -29.8 (-43%) | Low 3/10 |
| 15 | Snodland West & Holborough Lakes | 37.9 | -31.0 (-45%) | Low 3/10 |
| 16 | Hildenborough | 34.5 | -34.4 (-50%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 17 | Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh | 33.8 | -35.1 (-51%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 18 | Walderslade | 30.1 | -38.8 (-56%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 19 | Higham | 24.7 | -44.2 (-64%) | Very low 1/10 |
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