Total Crime Rate

170.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 170.7 9/10
  • Other theft 45.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 5th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Aylesford North & North Downs , and the 31st highest crime rate of 404 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 New Hythe Lane (ME20 7FE) in the last 12 months was 170.7 per 1,000 residents and was 112.3% higher than the Aylesford North & North Downs average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Hythe Lane (ME20 7FE), the main crime hotspot is near New Hythe. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 4 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

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Data Sources

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