Total Crime Rate
505.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tram Way area has the highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Aylesford North & North Downs , and the 4th highest crime rate of 404 local areas in Tonbridge and Malling .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tram Way (ME1 3FS) in the last 12 months was 505.6 per 1,000 residents and was 528.6% higher than the Aylesford North & North Downs average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 72.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tram Way (ME1 3FS), the main crime hotspot is near Waterman Way. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Aylesford North & North Downs| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterman Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tram Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterman Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterman Way | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterman Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Black Robin Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Murdock Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Murdock Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Murdock Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Waterman Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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