Crime Rates at Lavender Close, East Malling, West Malling, ME19 6EA

Lavender Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh , and the 94th highest crime rate of 401 local areas in Tonbridge and Malling .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lavender Close (ME19 6EA) in the last 12 months was 88.6 per 1,000 residents and was 161.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavender Close (ME19 6EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tyler Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Addison Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.