Total Crime Rate

120.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 120.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Saltings Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Snodland East & Ham Hill , and the 64th highest crime rate of 401 local areas in Tonbridge and Malling .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saltings Road (ME6 5HW) in the last 12 months was 120.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saltings Road (ME6 5HW), 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 Saltings Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stevens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stevens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A228 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashbee Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coombe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lambert Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bull Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saltings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bull Fields Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stevens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stevens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stevens Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Catts Alley Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stevens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stevens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stevens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rocfort Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stevens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stevens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stevens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stevens Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stevens Close
Apr 2026Public order Stevens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stevens Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stevens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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