Total Crime Rate

440.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

135.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 440.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 225.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 135.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.1 10/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.0 5/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Snodland East & Ham Hill , and the 8th highest crime rate of 401 local areas in Tonbridge and Malling .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (ME6 5DA) in the last 12 months was 440.3 per 1,000 residents and was 217.6% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 135.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ME6 5DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stevens Close, where police recorded 143 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ostlers Court (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ostlers Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ostlers Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ostlers Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ostlers Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A228 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bramley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Road —
Apr 2026Public order Tomlin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rocfort Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ostlers Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ostlers Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ostlers Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ostlers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tomlin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saltings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thomson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lambert Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thomson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Thomson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Recreation Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomson Close —
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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