Total Crime Rate
170.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Priory Grove area has the 5th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Aylesford North & North Downs , and the 31st highest crime rate of 404 local areas in Tonbridge and Malling .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Priory Grove (ME20 6BA) in the last 12 months was 170.7 per 1,000 residents and was 112.3% higher than the Aylesford North & North Downs average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Priory Grove (ME20 6BA), the main crime hotspot is near Nursery Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Aylesford North & North Downs| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Golding Close | Under investigation |
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