Total Crime Rate

133.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.8 9/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tonbridge Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Allington & Bridge , and the 88th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tonbridge Road (ME16 8SA) in the last 12 months was 133.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% higher than the Allington & Bridge average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tonbridge Road (ME16 8SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bower Lane, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bower Terrace (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tonbridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bower Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Road
Apr 2026Other theft Terrace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Terrace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St George'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birnam Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Place
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bower Terrace
Apr 2026Public order Bower Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bower Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Florence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street
Apr 2026Public order Bower Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bower Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Evelyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bower Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bower Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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