Total Crime Rate

169.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 69.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.5 9/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forest Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Aylesford North & North Downs , and the 33rd 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 Forest Drive (ME5 9PL) in the last 12 months was 169.9 per 1,000 residents and was 115.0% higher than the Aylesford North & North Downs average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 144.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 69.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Drive (ME5 9PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hepplewhite Mews, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Olliffe Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Marion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tunbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marion Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tunbury Avenue South Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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