Crime Rate in East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury, ward

East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury has the 9th lowest crime rate of 19 wards in Tonbridge and Malling district and the 2924th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 563rd lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% lower than the Tonbridge and Malling district average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 127 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Medway Meadows, with 36 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Drage Road (12 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.