Total Crime Rate

66.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heron Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 404 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 Heron Road (ME20 6JF) in the last 12 months was 66.0 per 1,000 residents and was 87.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heron Road (ME20 6JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Magpie Close, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh

Crime Over Time in Heron Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magpie Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magpie Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Magpie Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osprey Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merlin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shaftesbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Raven Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightingale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingfisher Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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