Total Crime Rate

96.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lime Crescent area has the 15th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh , and the 88th highest crime rate of 401 local areas in Tonbridge and Malling .

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 Lime Crescent (ME19 6DN) in the last 12 months was 96.0 per 1,000 residents and was 183.7% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Crescent (ME19 6DN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lime Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lime Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Vigor Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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