Total Crime Rate
51.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Greensleeves Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 404 local areas in Tonbridge and Malling .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Greensleeves Way (ME19 4BJ) in the last 12 months was 51.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% lower than the East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury average (53.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -43.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Greensleeves Way (ME19 4BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hazen Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glenton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mareda Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mareda Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durello Avenue | Under investigation |
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