Total Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tonbridge Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Barming Heath & Teston , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tonbridge Road (ME16 8NA) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% lower than the Barming Heath & Teston average (108.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tonbridge Road (ME16 8NA), the main crime hotspot is near Hadlow Close. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tonbridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penny Cress Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penny Cress Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadlow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadlow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadlow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hadlow Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penny Cress Gardens —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons The Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Hartnup Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hartnup Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penny Cress Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penny Cress Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakwood Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakwood Road —
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Data Sources

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