Total Crime Rate
47.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodlands Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Snodland East & Ham Hill , and the 196th highest crime rate of 401 local areas in Tonbridge and Malling .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodlands Avenue (ME6 5NP) in the last 12 months was 47.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodlands Avenue (ME6 5NP), the main crime hotspot is near Stevens Close. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Taylor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Willow Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stevens Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stevens Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stevens Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stevens Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stevens Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashfield Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stevens Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fletcher Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fletcher Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bull Fields | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bull Fields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stevens Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stevens Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Covey Hall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stevens Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Birling Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hegarty Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Constitution Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tomlin Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tomlin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stevens Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stevens Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stevens Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stevens Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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