Total Crime Rate
31.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Partridge Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh , and the 151st lowest crime rate of 401 local areas in Tonbridge and Malling .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Partridge Avenue (ME20 6LT) in the last 12 months was 31.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Partridge Avenue (ME20 6LT), the main crime hotspot is near Keats Road. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Larkfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oriole Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Willowmead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Merlin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Oriole Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lunsford Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thackeray Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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