Total Crime Rate

172.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 172.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 6th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Barming Heath & Teston , and the 61st highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

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 Tonbridge Road (ME16 8NJ) in the last 12 months was 172.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 118.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tonbridge Road (ME16 8NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Western Road. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 102 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckworth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tonbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beckworth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beckworth Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tonbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tonbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Orchard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Orchard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Orchard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Orchard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramble Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fant Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margarets Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hambledon Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridgway —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elmstone Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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