Total Crime Rate
27.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cottenham Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh , and the 133rd lowest crime rate of 401 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 Cottenham Close (ME19 6BZ) in the last 12 months was 27.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% lower than the Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh average (33.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cottenham Close (ME19 6BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Lime Crescent. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In East Malling, West Malling & Offham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wateringbury Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lime Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Mill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Vigor Close | Under investigation |
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