Total Crime Rate
192.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Christie Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh , and the 24th highest crime rate of 401 local areas in Tonbridge and Malling .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Christie Drive (ME20 6UW) in the last 12 months was 192.7 per 1,000 residents and was 469.6% higher than the Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh average (33.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Christie Drive (ME20 6UW), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlowe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Leybourne Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Masefield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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