Total Crime Rate

60.7 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 60.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

New Hythe Lane area has the 29th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh , and the 152nd 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 New Hythe Lane (ME20 6RY) in the last 12 months was 60.7 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Hythe Lane (ME20 6RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Hythe Lane, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eaton Place (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Hythe Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Abery Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Mercer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft New Hythe Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Hythe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Hythe Lane —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Albion Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Rushes —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Rushes Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brooklands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brooklands Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eaton Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaton Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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