Total Crime Rate

109.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 109.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 13th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh , and the 67th 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 New Hythe Lane (ME20 6RZ) in the last 12 months was 109.7 per 1,000 residents and was 211.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 119.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Hythe Lane (ME20 6RZ), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Albion Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Hythe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Rushes Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eaton Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ingram Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brooklands Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brooklands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Abery Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ingram Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Hythe Lane —
Sep 2025Other crime Mercer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Rushes —
Sep 2025Other theft New Hythe Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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