Total Crime Rate
6.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Garden Way area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury , and the 18th lowest crime rate of 404 local areas in Tonbridge and Malling .
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 Garden Way (ME19 4FH) in the last 12 months was 6.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.8% 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 Possession of weapons with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Garden Way (ME19 4FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mitchell Road, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lambourne Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Worcester Avenue | Under investigation |
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