Total Crime Rate

331.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 331.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 184.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hermitage Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Aylesford North & North Downs , and the 9th 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 Hermitage Lane (ME16 9NS) in the last 12 months was 331.8 per 1,000 residents and was 312.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 212.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 206.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hermitage Lane (ME16 9NS), the main crime hotspot is near Whitepost Wood Lane. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hermitage Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Whitepost Wood Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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