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 6US) 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 6US), the main crime hotspot is near Ingram Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Hythe Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Mercer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eaton Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Abery Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Rushes —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Rushes Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ingram Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ingram Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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