Total Crime Rate
68.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tonbridge and Malling has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 64 districts in South East region and the 87th lowest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales. Within the region (South East), it has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 64 districts.
The overall crime rate in Tonbridge and Malling in the last 12 months was 68.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% lower than the South East region average (83.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Tonbridge and Malling’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3,216 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 28 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 26.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3,709 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 68.5 per 1,000
| Ward | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Judd | 131.3 | 62.8 (92%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 2 | Snodland East & Ham Hill | 122.2 | 53.7 (78%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 3 | Cage Green & Angel | 87.6 | 19.1 (28%) | High 7/10 |
| 4 | Aylesford North & North Downs | 80.4 | 11.9 (17%) | High 7/10 |
| 5 | East Malling, West Malling & Offham | 77.5 | 9.0 (13%) | High 7/10 |
| 6 | Aylesford South & Ditton | 72.5 | 4.0 (6%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 7 | Pilgrims with Ightham | 69.9 | 1.4 (2%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 8 | Larkfield | 62.0 | -6.5 (-10%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 9 | Trench | 56.8 | -11.7 (-17%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 10 | Borough Green & Platt | 54.0 | -14.5 (-21%) | Low 4/10 |
| 11 | East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury | 53.7 | -14.8 (-22%) | Low 4/10 |
| 12 | Vauxhall | 45.4 | -23.1 (-34%) | Low 3/10 |
| 13 | Bourne | 40.7 | -27.8 (-41%) | Low 3/10 |
| 14 | Kings Hill | 38.6 | -29.9 (-44%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 15 | Hildenborough | 35.9 | -32.7 (-48%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 16 | Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh | 35.3 | -33.2 (-49%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 17 | Snodland West & Holborough Lakes | 31.7 | -36.8 (-54%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 18 | Higham | 27.3 | -41.2 (-60%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 19 | Walderslade | 26.4 | -42.1 (-61%) | Very low 1/10 |
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