Crime Rates at Sandown Road, West Malling, ME19 6NU

Sandown Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh , and the 153rd highest 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 Sandown Road (ME19 6NU) in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% higher than the Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh average (35.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandown Road (ME19 6NU), the main crime hotspot is near Stratford Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.