Total Crime Rate
50.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brook Lane area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Snodland East & Ham Hill , and the 177th highest crime rate of 401 local areas in Tonbridge and Malling .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brook Lane (ME6 5JS) in the last 12 months was 50.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% 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 Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brook Lane (ME6 5JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Simpson Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norman Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Malling Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kent Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooper Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cooper Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corona Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corona Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corona Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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