Total Crime Rate

166.7 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 166.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.5 6/10
  • Robbery 10.6 9/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Holt Wood Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Aylesford North & North Downs , and the 33rd 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 Holt Wood Avenue (ME20 7QH) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 107.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holt Wood Avenue (ME20 7QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holt Wood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ffinch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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