Total Crime Rate

93.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 93.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Edwards Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Snodland East & Ham Hill , and the 85th highest crime rate of 404 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 Edwards Close (ME6 5GF) in the last 12 months was 93.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% lower than the Snodland East & Ham Hill average (122.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edwards Close (ME6 5GF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pollyfield Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Edwards Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Clock Tower Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Pollyfield Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Higham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lambe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Higham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pollyfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ladds Lane
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Booth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maccowan Avenue

Data Sources

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