Total Crime Rate

110.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 110.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Tom Joyce Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Snodland East & Ham Hill , and the 69th 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 Tom Joyce Close (ME6 5BT) in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% lower than the Snodland East & Ham Hill average (138.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tom Joyce Close (ME6 5BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cooper Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pout Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Tom Joyce Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taylor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooper Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cooper Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malling Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgeler Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Edgeler Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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