Total Crime Rate
9.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Carroll Gardens area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh , and the 28th lowest crime rate of 401 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 Carroll Gardens (ME20 6NQ) in the last 12 months was 9.0 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% 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 Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Carroll Gardens (ME20 6NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wodehouse Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Keats Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Larkfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Oriole Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oriole Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Willowmead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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